Conversation Questions: Gossip and Rumors

• Do you like to gossip?
• Do your friends often gossip about you?
• Why do you think people like to listen to gossip ?
• Why do people like to gossip about the rich and famous?
• What are the most common themes for gossip?
• What are some of the things you like to gossip about?
• What are some ways which gossip can be harmful?
• Do you think gossip can be used for something good?
• Why is it considered that women gossip more then men?
• Where are some places where people like to gossip?
• Which newspapers can be called gossip newspapers?
  • Do you like to read gossip newspapers?
• What is your attitude to gossip newspapers?
• Have you ever told a rumor that got someone in trouble?
• Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?
• Has spreading rumors ever got you in trouble?
• Do you think that a friend who gossips or starts rumors will ever gossip or start a rumor about you?
• How would you try to resolve the problem, if you had got into trouble through gossiping?
• Has answering these questions changed your attitude towards gossip?
• If you discovered that someone had been gossiping about you, would you confront them?
• If no-one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would it have been different?
• If you heard some harmful gossip about someone you knew, what would you do?
• Who gossips more men or women?
• Would you say that people who like gossiping do it because their lives are empty or because it is just a way of entertainment?
• Have you ever had problems because of gossip?
• What would you do if someone gossips about you?
• Have you ever told a rumor that got someone into trouble?
• Has someone ever spread a rumor about you?
• Has discussing gossip and changed your attitude towards gossip?
• If no one at your high school had ever gossiped, how would your school be different?