FUN CONVERSATION
STARTERS FOR FRIENDS.

New friends (Get to know you)

  • What’s your favourite way to waste time?

  • If you could have any animal as a pet, what animal would you choose?

  • What’s your favourite season? Why?

  • Where is the worst place you have been stuck for a long time?

  • Are you an introvert or extrovert?

  • What is the most impressive thing you know how to do?

  • What's your favourite nickname, and is there a story behind it?

  • Who in your life brings you the most joy?

  • How do you relieve stress?

  • What would you like to eat for your last meal?

  • What you rather go to space, or the bottom of the ocean?


Best friends (you have history!)

  • What are some things you feel grateful for today?

  • What are some things that you don’t need, but you’re really happy that you have?

  • Who has had the biggest impact on the person you have become?

  • What was the greatest day of your life?

  • What song or artist do you like but rarely admit to liking?

  • What is the strangest dream you've ever had?

  • Would you rather work very hard at a rewarding job or hardly have to work at a job that isn’t rewarding?

  • Your favourite memory of us is…

  • If you could do anything for the rest of your life, what would that be?

  • What do you fear about getting older?

  • What is a dream you’ve never said out loud?


A Wise Mentor (Someone you look up to)

  • What emotions do you experience the most?

  • When was the last time you worked incredibly hard?

  • How should success be measured? And by that measurement, who is the most successful person you know?

  • What was the most memorable gift you’ve received?

  • As you get older, what are you becoming more and more afraid of?

  • What’s the hardest lesson you’ve learned?

  • What personality trait do you value most and which do you dislike the most?

  • What did you hope to achieve by 50?

  • How do you approach risks?


A Friend From a Different Culture (What makes you, you?)

  • What do you love about yourself most?

  • What were you really into when you were a kid?

  • What do you think is interesting about your culture?

  • What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten out of politeness?

  • What’s your favourite way to waste time?

  • Have you looked at Internet pages from a different culture? If so, how were they different from those of your own culture?

  • What about your culture are you most proud of?

  • If you could write a bestselling book, what would it be about?

  • What motivates you to get up every morning?

  • If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?


A Work Pal (As if 8 hours a day isn’t enough!)

  • What embarrasses you the most in front of other people?

  • If you could learn the answer to one question about your future, what would the question be?

  • Which of your scars has the best story behind it?

  • What would be your perfect weekend?

  • What’s the last adventure you went on?

  • What's your all-time favourite movie?

  • What are you absolutely determined to do?

  • What’s the title of the current chapter of your life?

  • If you had to be on a reality TV show, which would you choose?

  • How old is the most expired item in your fridge?