If you can start the conversation with a question other than "What do you do for a living?", you'll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you're talking to.
如果你能以“你以什么谋生?”以外的问题开始交谈,你就能从与你交谈的人那里获得更多有趣的对话。
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But I also find that it allows me to be whomever I want.