Take2008/I

Jim:
I can't believe I never knew you lived around here.

Mary:
Well, I don't think it ever really came up, did it?

Jim:
Yeah, we never really mentioned it.

Mary:
To be honest, I don't think we've ever had a conversation that's lasted more than, what, two, three minutes tops. At parties it's always "Hey, how are you doing?" "Have you done the revision or the tutorial work"?

Jim:
Well, those are tried and tested conversation starters. They may not be riveting, but they do at least get the ball rolling.

Mary:
True, true.

Jim:
The weather - that's another classic.

Mary:
Oh yeah, where would us Brits be if we couldn't talk about the weather? Our chit-chatting abilities would be out the window.

Jim:
Exactly. We'd be lost, like... people without maps. Or sat-nav's.