ChristianKl comments on How to always have interesting conversations - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 16 June 2010 11:32:08AM 1 point [-]

'Do you want to dance?' Isn't much of a conversation. You can even ask keep the whole process entirely nonverbal by making eye contact and asking for the hand of the girl by offering your own hand.

Loud music also makes it harder to have a good conversation.

Comment author: jimrandomh 16 June 2010 11:49:28AM 2 points [-]

This varies by dance style and local custom, but in contra, there are a few minutes of silence for setup and pairing between songs during which there is no music to talk over, and smalltalk is expected.