Talking with a stranger

You always have opportunities to speak to strangers when you are visiting a strange country, do you think so? It is common social practice to introduce the junior to the senior, or the familiar to the unfamiliar. So it may help you to know more about how to talk with a stranger in China.
When you start a talk with a stranger, the topics such as weather, food, or hobbies may be good choices to break the ice. To a man, a chat about current affairs, sports, stock market or his job can usually go on smoothly. Similar to Western customs, you should be cautious to ask a woman private questions.
However, relaxing talks about her job or family life will never put you into danger. She is usually glad to offer you some advice on how to cook Chinese food or get accustomed to local life. Things will be quite different when you've made acquaintance with them. Implicit as Chinese are said to be, they are actually humorous enough to appreciate the exaggerated jokes of Americans. But jokes about sex are not good choices.