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Questions to get to know someone?

  • 20-05-2015 09:27PM
    #1
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭


    Hey AH. How you doing? Well? Good, good. Shut up for a second.

    Here's the deal. Say you were trying to devise a kind of a game. It would consist of there being a bunch of questions that you could both answer, and hopefully the answers to those questions would let you get to know each other better. What would those questions be? Say like, you had 60 minutes to try and get to know someone as well as you could. What would you ask them? Or if someone had to try to get to know you over the course of one night, what would be the questions they could ask you that you think would leave them thinking they had a bit of an understanding of who you are?

    That kinda thing.


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  • #2
    Geniass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Geniass


    Anal, thoughts?


















    You possibly might have wanted to ask this in Humanities


  • #3
    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    There are 20,705 questions in the three 'interview' threads here in AH...that enough to be going on?!


  • #4
    Señor Fancy Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Señor Fancy Pants


    Are you that guy that used to talk to me on the bus?

    I told you lies ya nosey bastard.


  • #5
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    What's the context here Strobe? Is it work, a date or something else?


  • #6
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    What is your name?


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  • #7
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Ever seen a grown man naked?


  • #8
    whatismyname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭whatismyname


    strobe wrote: »
    Hey AH. How you doing? Well? Good, good. Shut up for a second.

    Here's the deal. Say you were trying to devise a kind of a game. It would consist of there being a bunch of questions that you could both answer, and hopefully the answers to those questions would let you get to know each other better. What would those questions be? Say like, you had 60 minutes to try and get to know someone as well as you could. What would you ask them? Or if someone had to try to get to know you over the course of one night, what would be the questions they could ask you that you think would leave them thinking they had a bit of an understanding of who you are?

    That kinda thing.

    Here you go: http://allysrandomage.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/101-random-questions.html

    Thread closed

    :)


  • #9
    actuar90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭actuar90


    Bum or boobs?


  • #10
    silverfeather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭silverfeather


    The way to get to know someone is to ask them what questions they would ask you and their questions tell you more about them and your answers.
    But here goes anyway.

    About me

    What are your Fav Music Genres?

    Are you creative or logical?

    How do you get on with your family?

    Why do you do the good things that you do?

    Why do you do the bad things that you do?

    Are you loyal? Have you ever misplaced your loyalty?

    What puts you on guard?

    What disarms you?

    Indoor or Outdoor?

    Are you an all weather friend or a fair weather friend?

    Do you care?

    Are you happy?

    Can you laugh?

    Micro or Macro?


  • #11
    Geniass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Geniass


    Serious (humanities answer)

    What are your aspirations?
    Are you liberal or conservative. What are your views on the death penalty, 20 week abortions? How would/did you vote on the Civil Marriage referendum?
    What do you think about Northern Ireland?
    What is your favourite sport/team?
    Are you religious?
    What is your job?
    Jedward, should they die a slow or painful death within the next week (sorry, can't help it)
    How important is family to you?
    What are your main hobbies.
    Are you a happy person?
    Do you like alochol/drugs.
    Would you ever consider using a prostitute?
    Have you or have you ever been a member of the Fianna Fail party (Again, I kill me)
    What political party would you associate with?
    What do you desire most in a boy/girlfriend?
    How important is money to you?
    What music do you like?
    Would you ever consider running for public office?
    Daddy or chips?


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  • #12
    silverfeather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭silverfeather


    Geniass wrote: »
    Serious (humanities answer)

    What are your aspirations?
    Are you liberal or conservative. What are your views on the death penalty, 20 week abortions? How would/did you vote on the Civil Marriage referendum?
    What do you think about Northern Ireland?
    What is your favourite sport/team?
    Are you religious?
    What is your job?
    Jedward, should they die a slow or painful death within the next week (sorry, can't help it)
    How important is family to you?
    What are your main hobbies.
    Are you a happy person?
    Do you like alochol/drugs.
    Would you ever consider using a prostitute?
    Have you or have you ever been a member of the Fianna Fail party (Again, I kill me)
    What political party would you associate with?
    What do you desire most in a boy/girlfriend?
    How important is money to you?
    What music do you like?
    Would you ever consider running for public office?
    Daddy or chips?
    Good ones!


  • #13
    Summer wind
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭Summer wind


    Do you f*ck on first dates? Does your dad own a brewery? That should cover it.


  • #14
    DareGod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭DareGod


    (1) Do you get on with your parents / family?
    (2) Do you believe in the supernatural?
    (3) Do you follow any religion?
    (4) Are you a c*nt?

    Those'd be my top 4.


  • #15
    jungleman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 803 ✭✭✭jungleman


    Do you think a willy looks like an angry worm inside a sleeping bag?


  • #16
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    eviltwin wrote: »
    What's the context here Strobe? Is it work, a date or something else?

    Something else I guess Evil. Like say, if someone already knew you quite well, but you felt you wanted them to know you better, what could they ask you to get at who you really were, under it all.


  • #17
    TheBeardedLady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,086 ✭✭✭TheBeardedLady


    People have egos and will only tell you what they want you to hear and research has shown that people don't know themselves very well at all.


    But I'll play: what do you do in your free time?


  • #18
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,424 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Ever seen a grown man naked?


    Do you like movies about gladiators?

    Have you been in a Turkish prison?


  • #19
    TheBeardedLady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,086 ✭✭✭TheBeardedLady


    What was the best holiday you've ever gone on and why?


  • #20
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Are you fed up with people constantly quoting an outdated 80s spoof?


  • #21
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Geniass wrote: »
    You possibly might have wanted to ask this in Humanities

    Far from it Geniass my man. Your suggestion is already marked down on paper as #1.


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  • #22
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Do you like the taste of human flesh?

    Answer yes, then anything goes!


  • #23
    silverfeather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭silverfeather


    Do YOU have a kick ass sense of humour? Are you forgiving? Do you see the other person's point of view?


  • #24
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    If I was a carpenter, and you were a lady, would you have any work going hanging doors or something?


  • #25
    Geniass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Geniass


    Ruu wrote: »
    Do you like the taste of human flesh?

    Licking, not biting. :pac:


  • #26
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    I read a piece recently written by a man whose father had passed away recently. He was regretted never getting to know his father well enough or finding out more about his life before he had kids so he wrote down five questions he wished he had asked him.

    1. What is your greatest regret?
    2. What were your hopes and dreams as a child?
    3. What would you like to see change in the world over the next ten years?
    4. What was the most rebellious thing you did as a young person?
    5. What can you remember about your first kiss?

    Possibly not the type of thing to ask people in the pub but I think it's a really nice way to glimpse a part of our parents lives before we existed.


  • #27
    silverfeather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭silverfeather


    Geniass wrote: »
    Licking, not biting. :pac:
    Hmm SOME biting ...;)


  • #28
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    This is all awesome stuff, keep it coming, and thanks.


  • #29
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    There's a really good exercise we used in work once. You have a group of people on a sinking ship and only half of them will fit in the life boat. You have to choose who is worthy of a place. It reveals a lot about people.


  • #30
    silverfeather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭silverfeather


    What is YOUR love like? What is YOUR sex like?


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  • #31
    TheBeardedLady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,086 ✭✭✭TheBeardedLady


    silverfeather wrote: »
    Do YOU have a kick ass sense of humour? Are you forgiving? Do you see the other person's point of view?


    Could people answer objectively to those? You have to question them about the things they do and have already done. :)



    I'm taking this very seriously - it's an interesting topic though.


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