How to make smalltalk?
edw519: Some things are made to hack and some things just aren't.  You are wanting to hack something that just wasn't ever meant to be hacked.The solution to your problem is so simple it's actually rather elegant: Just care about the other person.  If you genuinely care, you'll have no problem finding things to talk about.  You'll be asking questions, not because you're following a flowchart or playing a game, but because you really want to know.  Fortunately, it's also the only way that works anyway; if you don't care, you'll be clocked and look like a fool.OTOH, if you don't care about the other person, move on and save both of you the trouble.