hey amanda,
i dont know if this works on guys as well as it does on girls, but a great ice-breaker i've found is to compliment someone on something they are wearing.
it cant be fake though -- i mean, if they are not wearing anything that strikes you as special or flattering, then dont compliment them because you will sound phony and that is worse than just standing there saying nothing.
but, usually, you can find something in a woman's appearance that you like and say "wow, that is a really pretty skirt! where did you find it?" or "man, i wish i could walk in shoes like that -- they look fantastic."
that sort of thing. it generally gets a smile and starts a congenial conversation, and youd be surprised where smalltalk can go when it starts with fashion!
(see, this is why i think it's so much harder for boys to make friends than girls. we can just compliment each others' shoes and be BFFs. i've never seen the equivalent for boys.)
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