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What role do animals play in law enforcement? Could a chihuahua be a police dog? Should animals wear clothes? If you had to be raised by animals in the wild, what animals would be the best parents? Can animals be gay? If you could be an animal, what animal would you choose to be and why? What are the pros and cons of owning a pet?
Have you ever bribed someone or been bribed? Would you commit a crime to save your family? Robin Hood: is it okay to steal from the rich to help the poor? What's your opinion of graffiti? Should people be able to carry weapons? Does your country need more or fewer surveillance cameras? Who are the world's worst criminals? Should hitchhiking be illegal? Have you done it? Have you ever been the victim of a crime? Did you get caught stealing as a child? What reputation do the police have in your country? Have the police ever wounded or killed an innocent citizen? What weapons do the police carry in your country? What characteristics should a good police officer have? What characteristics do they often have? What measures are in place to protect your safety right now? Are they sufficient? What are the best strategies for self-defense? Is your country becoming more or less violent? Who in society should be allowed to carry weapons? What kind of weapons? Do video games, TV, and movies have a negative influence on youth? Should prostitution be legal? Can criminals such as paedophiles and rapists truly be rehabilitated?
Language development: whats the best way to raise a bilingual child? Have you ever had a problem with a bully? Your son has just come home from school. He is crying because a bully at school beat him up. What do you tell your son? What are your fondest (best) memories of high school? What regrets do you have? What classifications of students existed in your high school (e.g. nerds, athletes, etc.)? Which were you part of? How would you compare your high school generation to todays generation of teenagers? Is there such thing as a dangerous book? Should children be prohibited from reading certain books? Has reading made you a better person? Are girls smarter than boys? Do you have any tips for giving a successful speech or presentation?
Have you ever had food poisoning? What do you think of custom of giving an 15-18% tip in North America? What is your best recipe? What is the worst thing you've eaten? What do you think of GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)? What country has the best cuisine? Does your country have any 'strange' food? What is the grossest thing you've eaten? Is the tap water safe to drink in your country? Or do you prefer bottled water? Do you buy organic food? Do you eat junk food? Are you a picky eater? Should children be raised to eat everything on their plates? What was your worst restaurant experience?
Have you ever had a near-death experience? Does everyone have a right to free basic health care? What would you do if you found an unconscious person lying on the street and there were no telephones nearby? Do you know the steps of CPR? Have you ever given or been given the Heimlich maneuver? Do you believe people of the same blood-type have similar characters? Have you ever donated blood? Do you think technology will help humans live longer and longer? What is the key to long life? Should some vaccinations be mandatory? Without exemptions? What's your opinion of vaccinations? Would you rather be blind or deaf? Would you rather be quite short or quite tall? Why? In what ways, if any, are you superior to a caveman?
Why is the divorce rate so high in many countries? What is the best number of children to have? Should people have fewer children, considering the world's population and environmental problems? Have you ever been on a blind date? What are your turn ons and turn offs? Generally speaking, how do you think the men and women of you country are viewed by foreigners? What is chivalry? Is it dead? Do opposites attract? Or do similar people tend to fall in love? Are caesarian sections becoming more common in your country? Would you like to know the gender of your child before it is born? Do believe pheromones for humans exist? What is a wedding ceremony like in your country? How has the idea of marriage changed throughout history? What is your experience with divorce? What do people commonly do on dates in your country? Do you watch romantic comedies? Do fairy tales create unrealistic expectations for people? Have you ever had a long distance relationship? What was the worst date youve ever had? Have you ever tried to set up a friend with someone? Did it work out? What is the right age to get begin dating? Get married? What do you think about meeting someone through a dating agency or dating website? Do you think it is okay to date a co-worker? Jealousy: is it possible to control this emotion? Is society becoming more promiscuous? If so, what factors have caused this? Do you believe in "the one" (does everyone have a 'perfect match')? What are the pros and cons of going out with an older woman (or man)? What do you think of polygamy? Should the man pay on a date? My Generation: How would you compare your generation to the current generation of youngsters? Would you rather have been born now than when you were? Have you ever said something you wish you could take back?
Which sports in the Olympics should be added or removed? Who is the most popular athlete from your country? What hobbies would you not let your children do? What do you know of the history of the Olympics? What are your favorite memories of the Olympics? Do you envy Olympic athletes? Which do you prefer: the winter or summer Olympics? Why? Do the Olympics unite the world or divide it? Do you think your country should invest more into its athletic programs? Would you country to be a suitable place to host the Olympics? If you had to eliminate a sport or several sports from the Olympics, which would you choose? What is your definition of "sport"? Are synchronized swimming, ballroom dancing, and darts sports? Do you support investing more money into national athletic programs so your country achieves more Olympic medals? What do you think of the salaries of professional athletes? Do you think it's good for colleges and universities to provide scholarships to athletes?
What was your first job? What is the worst job you have ever had? When you were a child, what did you want to be? What is your dream job? How long should women get for maternity leave? Do you think human beings need to work to be happy? What are the minimum things you need to do your work effectively? Do you have them? What do you believe are the top predictors of job performance? Do people commonly work from home in your company? What do you think of this? Do you think 40 hours a week is too much for humans? When do you plan to retire? What do you see yourself doing in your retirement? Do you have a pension or adequate savings for retirement? What would make you quit your job? What motivates you to work hard? How do you balance work and your personal life? Other than increasing salaries, what can employers do to make their workers happy? Do women often face discrimination in the workplace in your country? Are you a supporter of labour unions? Have you experienced sexual harassment in the workplace? What industries are strong in your country? What is your best achievement? How would you define success? Do you get any perks (or fringe benefits) from your employer? Do you and your boss get along? What is the retirement age in your country? What is the worst job in the world? Is it true that 'no job is perfect'? Have you ever had a manager or coworker that you couldn't get along with? What are some inappropriate questions to ask in job interviews? What are some tough job interview questions? How would you answer them? How do you prepare for a job interview? What would you do if you were fired from your job? How is the economic recession affecting your field? If you could go back in time, would you study something different? Would you ever date a coworker? boss? Work Hours: Can countries that have a shorter workweek stay competitive? Stereotyping: Do national stereotypes hold any truth? If so, how much? Retirement: Should women whove had children be allowed to retire earlier? Are jobs in the public sector sought after in your country? Why or why not? Do you have any interesting job interview stories? Should interviewers be prohibited from asking about age, marital status, residency, etc? What companies/brands do you like? Why? Do you know companies that have bad reputations? What for? What CSR programs does your company have, if any? What companies do you feel overcharge or abuse their customers? What are the values of the company you work for? If you had your own company, what type of policies, dress code, workspace, etc would you have? How can a person make a good first impression?
What are some things you would like to accomplish before death? What pisses you off? If you had the power to make a new law, what law would you enact? Have you ever used Groupon? What do you think of it? What is the riskiest thing you have ever done? Have you ever had a near-death experience? (note: please avoid telling extremely sad stories) What are potentially deadly things that you encounter every day? What makes you feel better when you're angry or depressed? What can't you live without? If you could be a child again for a day, what would you do? What motivates you to get up in the morning?