InChina,peopleliketoask"Whereareyouheadingfor?"or"Haveyoueatenyet?"whentheymeeteachother.Formostofthetime,theydonotreallywanttoknowwhereyouaregoingtoorwhetheryouhaveeatenornot.Actually,thatisjustawaytogreeteachother.Similartowesterncustoms,whenyoustarttalkingwithastranger,topicssuchasweather,foodorhobbymaybegoodchoicestobreaktheice.Youshouldbecautiouswhenyouaskprivatequestions.Butachataboutone'shometownorjobcanusuallygoonsmoothly.