Tennis players Certain mysteries of human-kind will forever remain unsolved. One of them is why millions of otherwise respectable people are obsessed by whacking a fuzzy little ball back and forth across a net. This is a personal question to get your new acquaintance talking about his or her serve, forehand, backhand, overhead smash, ad infinitum. Ask this one only if your not easily tired of tennis talk. The argument rages on among the 'wide body', 'oversize' and 'standard head' factions.
Vegetarians always answer.
The vegetarian is sure to reply that the british diet is excessively high in protein anyway. Dining out is always a challenge. Ask also about any special vegetarian recipes. This is rafters for falling out of the boat. This is a safe question, because you are probably more familiar with geography than with the solar-system of wine varieties.