Sitting down next to someone you don’t know is often an anxiety-inducing experience. Deciding how to fluidly introduce yourself is hard enough, never mind holding the conversation! Alas, a difficulty that is rarely overcome.

You may be tempted to consider asking the person next to you what their major is, but I beg you to reconsider. “What’s your major?” is one of the most banal, unstimulating and impersonal questions to ask. Its problem is not in its offense, but in its narrow scope.

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