English Topics: What personal rules do you live by?

Ice Breaking Topics

What's the most ridiculous thing that could become the next Olympic sport?
Are there any cultures that are particularly attractive to you? What do you like about them?
How does your culture influence your understanding of the world?
What subject could you teach a college course on?
What is the biggest challenge facing businesses today and why?
Do you prefer reading paper books or ebooks?
Are you religious? Which religion do you follow?
Which musical genre do you enjoy the most and why?

Where did you get your sense of ethics?
What personal rules do you live by?
What is the hardest decision you have ever had to make?
Is it ever morally acceptable to lie? Why or why not?
Are ethics culturally relative? Why or why not?
Why is ethics an important branch of philosophy?
What role does empathy play in making decisions?
Do you think people are born with a sense of morality, or is it something they learn?

What is the best way to watch television: On a television set, computer, tablet or phone?
What's the most interesting or surprising fact you've learned recently?
If you could meet meet someone from the future, what would you ask them?
How important is it to be in touch with nature? Why?
What’s one thing your younger self would tell you?
What do you think are the key principles to having to a happy life?
How would your life be different if you were born as opposite gender?
What are you looking forward to?