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Originally Posted by loveskyliemole
I sometimes have NO idea what to say to start the conversation [...] I was told that talking about the weather is the best way to start the conversation, but I don't want to sound boring.
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Yeah, right from the moment you mention anyting weather-related, they'll know you're trying too hard to make casual conversation.
The topic you choose to bring up will depend on who you're talking to. If you're with someone you just met and wanna get to know that person, you may start out by asking about basic, not-too-private stuff, but that too will depend on the context the conversation takes place in.
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Originally Posted by Nathan
You could get away with saying "I'm easy" in Australia and everyone knows you mean you're easy going. The sexual connotation doesn't exist like it does in American/Canadian English.
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lol I didn't know that!
Like in British English they say "Blow me" as an exclamation of surprise, no sexual connotation is implied there either. I used to have a British Enligh teacher we all made fun of cause he was said to have been a porn actor and he certainly looked like he could've been one, I was in class, all concentrated on my paper and I hear him shout to someone: "what a cock-up you've made!", we were all like o_O Made a woooooooot? lol