Camping

What is the best activity to do while camping?

How many times have you gone camping? Did you enjoy it?

Where have you gone camping?

What are the 4 most important things to bring when you go camping?

Is camping with lots of amenities (solar panels, fans, stove, etc.) still camping?
How much luxury is too much?

Where is the best place to go camping in your country?

What is the longest time you have spent camping?

Tell a story about a camping trip (it doesn’t have to be your story).

What is the best thing about camping? How about the worst thing?

What is the best food to bring on a camping trip?

Cars and Driving
If you were going to get a new car, what kind of car would you get? A
luxurious car? A sports car? A hybrid or electric car?

What kind of cars do you think look the best?

Can you drive?

If yes, are you a good driver? When did you get your license?

If no, do you want to get a driver’s license? Why or why not?

What is the fastest you have gone in a car?

Do you think cars are safe?

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of driving versus

public transportation?

What do you think cars will be like in the future?

Do people drive well in your country?

Would you like to drive an F-1 race car?

Do you think the use of cars will increase or decrease in the future? Why?
Challenges
What is a challenge you faced?

There are many amazing challenges to try:

Visiting all continents

Swimming in all of the oceans of the world

Climbing Everest

Can you think of some more interesting challenges that a person can do?

What kind of challenge would you like to try?

Do you have any heroes that have done something amazing?

Challenges don’t have to be amazing. What are some normal challenges

people face?

Some people think that facing challenges improves a person. Do you

agree or disagree?

Think of some tragic events that happened. Do you remember what you
were you doing when you found out about them?

Do you think someone is a better person after they have been through a
challenge?

What are some challenges you think the next generation will face?

Should people make their children have easy lives with few challenges
or make sure their children face challenges?
Change
Are you someone who likes change?

In what ways have you changed since you were in junior high school?

How do you think you will change in the future?

Which political party in your country is most likely to make big changes?
Is that a good or bad thing?

“The only thing constant is change.” Do you agree with this statement?
Explain.

What are the biggest changes in the world you have seen since you
were a child?

What is the biggest change most people experience in their lives?

Is change good or bad for a person’s mental health?

What is the most positive change you have experienced in your life?

“You are the same person you were 5 years ago except for the books
you have read, the people you have met, and the places you have
traveled.” Do you think this quote is accurate?
Charity
Do you give to charity or volunteer?

What do you think are some important charities people should give to?

Do you know of any bizarre charities?

Do you give money to homeless people? Do you think people should

give money to homeless people?

Who do you think needs charity the most?

How much do you think governments should give to help other

countries?

Should rich people and corporations be forced to give to charity?

Do you think there are charities that are scams?

Does your country have a holiday when it is traditional to help out

people in your community? If not, should there be a holiday like that?

Do you think it is better to give time or money?

Childhood
What was the best thing about your childhood?

What do you miss most about being a child?

Do you think that children these days have a better or worse childhood than
your generation? Why?

What do you think is most important for a happy childhood?

What about your childhood do you wish you could change?

Where did you grow up? How did that affect your childhood?

What were some of your favorite activities when you were a child?

Who, besides your parents, had the biggest impact on your childhood?

What do you want to provide your children that you didn’t have when you
were growing up?

Who were you really jealous of when you were a child? Why were you jealous?

What was your experience at school like? (elementary, junior high, or

highschool)
Choices
Would you rather live in your home country or live abroad?

Would you rather be smart or beautiful / handsome?

Would you rather be poor and happy or rich and unhappy?

Would you rather marry someone plain with a good personality or

someone beautiful without much personality?

If war broke out in your country would you rather flee the country or
fight?

Would you rather be rich or famous?

If you had to lose one of your senses(sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste)
which would you rather lose?

Would you rather marry a rich celebrity or a rich CEO?

Would you rather have a brand new Mac or PC?

Would you rather take a trip to a new country or get a new TV?
Cities
Do you like cities or the country side? Which is better and why?

You can make one change to your country’s capital city, what will you
change?

What are some of most famous cities in the world? What makes them
famous?

Why do you think that humans started living in cities?

Do you think that we will still live in cities 100 years from now?

How do you think cities will change in the future?

What city would you like to visit?

What city is best known for:

fashion?

technology?

art?

industry?

travel?

What makes a city great to live in?

Are cities good for the environment or bad for the environment?
Cleanliness
How clean is too clean?

How dirty is too dirty?

How can bacteria help humans?

If you drop food on the floor, will you pick it up, blow it off/dust it off and
eat it?

What is the dirtiest job?

How often do you wash your hands with soap?

What is the grossest thing you have seen someone do?

Did your mom let you get dirty when you were a child?

What is the dirtiest you have ever been?

How often do you clean your house or room?

Do you do the dishes right after eating? How long do you let the dirty
dishes sit without washing them?

Do you know anyone who is REALLY concerned about germs and

cleanliness?
Cloning
Do you know how scientists clone animals? What is the process?

Do you think scientists should be allowed to clone people?

Would you want to have a clone of yourself?

What problems could cloning people solve?

Could cloning people lead to problems? What kinds of problems?

If we could clone dinosaurs like Jurassic Park, would you want to?

How about if we could clone ancient humans, like Neanderthals or the

early homo sapiens? Would you want to clone ancient humans?

What if science could clone famous people like Albert Einstein or

Leonardo Da Vinci? Do you think they would be as successful if they
were brought back as clones?

How can cloning animals help science?

What do you think cloning will be like in the future? Will cloning stop or
expand?
Color
What is your favorite color?

Is color important to you?

Does color affect your emotions?

Imagine being in a room where everything is dark blue how would you
feel? What if the room was red? Black? Yellow? Pink?

Why do you think colors affect humans so much?

Do you think that certain colors are only for boys or only for girls?

Which colors do guys usually like more? How about girls?

Why do you think there is a difference?

If you HAD to change your hair color, what color would you change it to?

Most electronics are either black, silver or white. Why do you think this
is? Do you think we will have more colorful electronics in the future?

Colorful tattoos are becoming more popular in places like America. Do

you think they will become as popular in your country? Why or why not?
Would you ever get a tattoo? Why or why not?

Pink and purple are rarely worn by men in western cultures, why do you
think this is?

If you bought a car, what color would it be?

Can you think of some examples of camouflage in daily life?

Communication
How is communication changing between people?

It used to be common to talk to strangers. Do you think it’s okay to talk

to people you don’t know?

How often do you start up a conversation with people you don’t know?

Think about how your Grandmother talks with people. Is it the same as
how you talk to people?

Use your imagination. How will people communicate in the future?

How have smart phones changed communication?

Name at least 10 forms of communication.

Do you think people can communicate with ghosts and spirits?

How has communication changed through human history?

What is the most basic form of communication?

Computers
Do you know anything about the history of the computer?

Do you own a computer? What do you use it for?

Think about smart phones, like the iPhone. Do you consider them
computers? Why or why not?

Do you think the desktop computer is going to become less popular in

the future? If so, what will replace it?

Computers are starting to be built into new houses and apartments.

Would you like a computer to control your house for you?

Do you think the invention and rise of computers has been a good thing
or a bad thing? Why?

Talk about the first computer you ever used.

What will be the future of computers?

Do you think people rely too much on computers?

Do you think computers will ever be able to think for themselves or have
“real” intelligence?

What do you think will happen if computers become self aware?

Talk about the differences between how you use a computer and
children use a computer.
Conspiracies and Cover Ups
What are some famous real conspiracies or cover ups?

What are some common conspiracy theories? Do you think they will be
proven or proven wrong?

Do you think that newspapers sometimes cover up events?

How often do politicians in your country get in trouble because of cover

ups?

Do you think it is possible for global conspiracies to exist?

Whose job is it to uncover conspiracies and expose cover ups?

How open should governments be? Do governments need some

secrecy?

Are you a suspicious or trusting person?

What are some secret societies you have heard of? Do you think they
really exist?

When are secrets a good thing?

Cooking
How often do you cook?

How good are you at cooking?

What are some things that you can cook?

What dish or food are you best at cooking?

Do you think you can cook better than your mother?

Who is a better cook, your mother or your grandmother?

Are cooking shows popular in your country? Do you watch any cooking
shows?

What is the hardest thing to cook?

What are some of the advantages of cooking your meals at home? How
about the disadvantages?

Is it important for husbands to know how to cook?

Does your father cook?

Who is the best cook you know?

Would you like to be a chef? Why?

If you had your own personal chef, what meal would you ask for most?

How hard is it to become a chef? What do you have to do to become a

chef?
Corruption
Is there a lot of corruption in your country?

What businesses have the most corruption in your country?

What are some problems with corruption in the political system of your
country?

Do you think corruption will always be a part of business and politics?

What recent corruption scandal was in the news?

Who is the most corrupt politician or businessperson you know of?

What is the best way to fight corruption in business and politics?

Is corruption ever justified?

Can a corrupt organization ever be more efficient than a less corrupt

organization if they are about the same size and in the same industry?

If you were in a position of power, do you think you would be corrupt?

Crime
What do you think the most common crime in your country is?

Should police in your country be stricter or less strict?

Is your country a safe country?

Have you ever seen a crime? (Don’t talk about it if it’s too upsetting for
you.)

Do you think criminals can change?

Is shoplifting common in your country?

What kind of people shoplift and what kinds of things do they steal?

Does your country have a big organized crime group like the mafia?

Have you ever met someone from a mafia?

What is the best way for police to keep neighborhoods safe?

Can you tell if a kid will grow up to be a criminal?

Customs
Have you ever traveled abroad?

If yes, where did you go and what was it like? What customs were
different from your country’s customs?

If no, would you like to go to abroad? Where would you like to go and
what do you think it will be like?

Do you think it is important to follow a country’s customs when you visit

there?

What are some of the most important customs of your country? How
about Japan or China? How about America or Australia?

Do you follow all of your country’s traditional customs?

What are some strange foreign customs that you have heard of?

Are there any customs in your country visitors might find strange?

How do people greet each other in your country? Has it changed from
the past?

Do you enjoy learning about other countries’ customs?

What are some customs in your country that people should follow when
they are eating? Do you think other countries have the same custom?

What are some strange wedding customs in your country?