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by mjolk 4833 days ago
Likewise. The bulk of America's workforce spends a majority of their waking hours on "what they do," so it's a perfectly valid introductory topic that expresses interest in communication.
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Seriously. If you wanted to have a conversation with me and it was something other than "what do you do?" I don't think I'd know what to tell you. If I'm not at work, I'm taking care of my baby, and you probably don't want to hear about poopy diapers...

The real answer here is you probably wouldn't want to have a conversation with me anyway.

If you're looking to capture the most people with a question, "where are you from?" captures more than the bulk - everyone's from somewhere.