How to avoid an awkward silence

Ale Pliego
Aug 8, 2017 · 2 min read

I’ve been told I’m an expert at the subject; so here are a few questions, topics, and random b.s. to get the convo flowing:

“If you were on death row what would you ask for your last meal?”

I actually believe this reveals more about a person’s character than you think. Indecisiveness, gluttony, greed, daddy issues…you name it, it’s revealed by the answer.

“Who would you form a boy/girl band with and why?”

Always fun to imagine Daniel from Accounting rocking a pair of skinny jeans and a leather jacket.

“If you were a pizza topping what would you be?”

This one was actually suggested by a friend who noticed I tend to bring up this kind of cr*p.

P.S. pineapple all the way, either you love me or you hate me, no in-between.

“Plane food, what’s up with that?”

Seriously tough…

“Would you rather eat only lettuce for the rest of your life or eat whatever but live inside a giant lettuce with only three idiots and a Playstation?”

Thank the pothead ex-boyfriend for this one…does tend to get interesting.

“What’s your dream job?”

Sounds conventional, but get creative. I would love to be the girl who names the shades of lipstick or nail polish; “Mexican Vacation” would be a bright orange with blue undertones, great with a tan.

Talk about that time you went to Paris and the Eiffel Tower was the wrong color.

Also, so much smaller than you thought…

Talk about that disastrous blind date.

We all have one good blind date story, make it a competition.

If all else fails..bring up Bitcoin, everyone is an expert these days.

Hours of fun ensured.

Ale Pliego

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Mexican, Senior Analyst @ Nexu.mx, feminist, fierce quesadilla-making skills

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