How do you begin a conversation with someone you are attracted to?
When you spot the person of your dreams, what do you say? 'Jo-Maxi' reporter Susan Kavanagh investigates the best and worst chat-up lines.
The infamous chat-up line 'Do you come here often?' no longer holds sway. Simple chat-up lines such as 'Have you got the time?' are more successful as they initiate a conversation.
The simple approach does not always result in success. The chat-up line, 'Do you know where Bewley's is? can end up with a personal escort to the café, or being sent on a wild goose chase.
Chat-up lines make some people cringe, but if they are clever enough, they might get the desired result. One teenager reveals his successful technique is to impress the object of his affections,
Tell them how nice they are, embarrass them, be funny.
Corny chat-up lines do not go down well,
They make me sick.
Dressed to impress, Susan Kavanagh takes to Henry Street in Dublin to try out her best chat-up lines on some unsuspecting members of the public. She finds out the hard way that,
Some of them work and some of them don't.
This episode of 'Jo-Maxi' was broadcast on 14 January 1991. The reporter is Susan Kavanagh.
'Jo Maxi' was a youth lifestyle programme targeted at 10 to 14-year-olds. The programme contained features on a broad range of topics including animals, fashion, music, books and profiles of young people voicing their views on various subjects. The original presenters on the show were Ray D'Arcy, Geri Lalor, Clíona Ní Bhuachalla and Antoinette Dawson.
