As a parent who doesn’t try to convince childless people to have children… fair point.

Exactly

I think this (admittedly long) video is a good summary https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PfrtN2LlgSI

In Canada, they typically pick one or two last names out of four for the kid. Some adults decide to go by just one of their last names too

Centicentigrade

Chickpea curry is made entirely with pantry items and is very delicious. You can throw in non-pantry items if you have them but they are not necessary

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a57629/chickpea-curry/

Spam musubi is a popular snack in Hawaii that’s also entirely pantry food. I love spam but not everyone does; if you want pantry meals though chances are you would be okay with it.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/49785/spam-musubi/

Obviously canned soups are a good pantry meal source, no special recipe there

Flaked ham or tuna cans with Mayo & relish (or chopped celery if you have them) are delicious to eat on any type of crackers

https://www.food.com/recipe/simple-ham-spread-397918

That’s what I can think of for now haha

I find that this backfires sometimes because many people don’t seem to have any hobbies.

In the context of an interviewer, I sometimes ask “can you teach me something cool about one of your interests in 5 min?” It’s not the same context obviously but you learn a lot about a person quickly that way. Bonus point is, I learn cool stuff about new things I’m probably not familiar with haha

It’s pretty weird to be basically shilling for brands in here but Nexcare bandages are superior to band-aids in pretty much every way; i agree that band-aids beat generic though