Feelings

 Are you annoyed when your partner, husband, or wife flirts with someone
else ?
 Do bad mannered people upset you?
 Do you get angry when politicians make promises they can't keep?
 Do you get angry when you watch the news on TV and see all the terrible
things happening in the world?
 Does it annoy you when shop assistants try to sell you things you don't
need?
 Does it annoy you when someone interrupts you when you are speaking?
 Does it annoy you when someone knows everything better than you and
says so?
 Does it annoy you when you are waiting in a long queue and someone
pushes in front of you?
 Does it annoy you when your teacher speaks too quickly?
 Does it drive you crazy to always see the same faces and read about the
same celebrities in the gossip columns?
 Does it drive you crazy when waiters ignore you?
 Does it drive you crazy when you have invited people to dinner and they
come late and the meal is spoiled?
 Does it make you angry when motorists drive too closely behind you?
 Does it make you angry when people make nasty comments about you ?
 Does it make you angry when you have made an appointment to see the
doctor at a certain time and he/she keeps you waiting for ages ?
 Does it upset or annoy you when a beggar asks you for money?
 Does it upset you when have to say "No" when someone asks you for
help?
 Does it upset you when you see homeless people?
 Does it upset you when you see people hitting children or animals?
 Does it upset you when you see pictures of famines in India, Africa or
other countries?

Happiness
 Are you a happy person?
 What is happiness for you?
 What do you think is the color for happiness?
 Do you think that happiness lies within you? Or does it depend upon other
people and external things?
 Can money buy happiness?
 Is happiness a state of mind?
 What makes you feel happy?
 What are the three most important things for you to be happy?
 Is happiness relative, that is, does it have a different meaning for each
person?
 Are single people happy?
 Would you be happier with a soul mate or single?
 Does having an animal/pet make you happy?
 What is the effect that animals/pets have on people to make them feel
happy?
 What makes you happy?
 When was the happiest time of your childhood?
 Can you be happy if you are rich?
 Can you be happy is you are poor?
 How can you become happy again when you are sad?
 Is happiness a goal?
 How often do you feel really happy?
 Are the people in your country generally very happy?
 Are you very happy most of the time?
 What makes you unhappy?
 What's the most miserable you've been?
 How happy are you compared with your friends?
 Do you wake up happy every morning?
 Do you agree that older people are less happy?
 What is there to be happy about in the world today?
 What affects your levels of happiness?
 Does your happiness change during different times of the day, week,
month or year?
 What is or was the happiest time of your life?
 Do you need money to be happy?
 What do you think of the idea of a government Happiness Minister who is
responsible for the happiness of the population?
 Do you think some nations are happier than others?
 What is missing in your life that would make you very happy?
 Why are teenagers some of the happiest people in the world?
 What was the happiest time in your entire life?
 Do you feel that you have to work hard and be miserable now in order to
be happy later?

Meeting People
 Do you enjoy meeting new people?
 What are some good things to ask someone you just met?
 What are some things you shouldn't ask people you just met?
 Is it OK to ask a person's age in your country?
 Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
 What are some ways to overcome being nervous about meeting new
people?
 About how many new people do you meet a week?
 Where are some good places to meet people?
 How important are first impressions to you?
 What do you do if you forget the name of someone you've just been
introduced to?
 What kind of people do you like to meet?
 Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them?
 Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first
impression?
 Do you usually shake hands with when you meet a new person?
 If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of
your own age or people of your own sex?
 What is the favorite topic for new acquaintances in your country?
 If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where do you usually go to
meet people?
 If you are looking for a good friend, where do you usually go to meet
people?
 In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
 How about in the US?
 How do you know if you can trust a person that you meet here?
 Do you enjoy meeting new people?
 What do you like most or least about it?
 Do you feel you are outgoing or shy around people? How do you usually
act?
 What are some good things to ask someone you have just met?
 What are some things you shouldn't ask people you just met?
 Is it OK to ask a person for their age in your country? Why or why not?
 Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
 How could a shy person overcome their fear of meeting new people?
 About how many new people do you meet a week?
 Where are some good places to meet people?
 How important are first impressions to you?
 Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first
impression?
 What do you do if you forget the name of someone you've just been
introduced to?
 What are some things you can say?
 What kind of people do you like to meet?
 Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them?
Have you seen them again?
 What do people do when they meet a new person in your culture?
 Is it OK to touch another person when you first meet them in your culture?
 Do you ever shake hands with when you meet a new person in your
culture?
 Do you like to shake hands when you meet new people?
 If you want to get to know people at a party, would you first approach
people of your own age?
 People of your own gender?
 What is a favorite topic for new acquaintances of your age in your
country?
 If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where can you go to meet
people?
 If you are looking for a good friend, where can you go to meet people?
 In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
 How do you know if you can trust a person that you have met?
 What is one thing that many people don't know about you?
 Do business people exchange business cards in your culture?
 How do they do it?
 How far apart do people stand from each other when they talk in your
culture?
 Is it impolite to say "No" in your culture if you don't know someone very
well?
 Do people in your culture use a lot of body language when they
communicate, or do they keep their bodies relatively still?
 Do people in your culture show their emotions when communicating with
others or do they hide some feelings?
 How do they show their emotions?
 What kind of feelings might they hide?
 Do you feel comfortable with people here?
 With people from other cultures?
 What can we do to create more understanding and harmony among
people in our world?
 Are you a person who approaches someone first?
 Or are you a person who waits for someone to approach you?
 What makes you remember a new person that you have just met? Do you
remember them for long?
 Do you shake hands with someone new always, usually, sometimes,
never?
 If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of
your own age or people of your own sex?
 To people who are standing alone or people already in a group?
 The favorite topic for new acquaintances in Britain is the weather, in
America it's where you come from, what is it in your country?
 If you don't really like this new person how do you finish the conversation
and make your escape?
 What does your name mean?
 What are the customary greetings and behaviors for meeting/greeting
someone in your culture?
 How do you introduce two people to each other?
 What are some different ways of making introductions?
 When you introduce people do you use their whole names or just first
names?
 What are the advantages of meeting new people when you move to a new
country?
 What are the first things you notice when you meet someone?
 How important is it to smile when you meet someone for the first time?
 Do you like to kiss, shake or bow when you meet a new person?
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