I meet a girl at a bar or a party - what do we talk about? The music? Alcohol? The guy passed out in his own piss? Sex? The Jonestown massacre? Her shit tattoos?

Should I shower her in compliments or tell her my most amusing stories even if she never asked about them or try to bewitch her with my most inappropriate jokes or try to tease her?

Dates have a bit more structure but it doesn’t feel appropriate to ask deeper personal questions when I’ve just met someone out, so what do you talk about?