Talking about weather – is it really a conversation starter or just a common courtesy? Initially I believed that it is dull; boring topic you talk about. It shows that you don’t have anything to converse so you talk about weather!

Say if you out on a date and if you talk about weather than it is time to move on as you don’t have anything common to chat further or may be bored from each other or its time to move on – may be.

But now that I see it differently, I am fine with breaking the ice with open ended weather question such as ‘We couldn’t ask for a nicer day, could we?’ At least it is decent question; a polite conversation starter. It gives a shy person the opportunity to easily break the ice and start a conversation. Next time someone mentions weather, smile and know they are showing you respect, and then politely change the topic to something you find more interesting.

So… what topic do you use to start conversation – weather, sports, pet or kid?