Using humor can help ratchet up the attraction someone feels towards you if used the right away. When you are traveling in Latin American or Spain there's standard questions you'll be asked all the time in Spanish by the locals. This is the first post in a series I have planned where I take a question you get asked over and over and give you a response to inject some humor or intrigue into the conversation.
How many times have you been traveling and met a local and she asks:
Where are you from?
De dónde eres?
Sure you can answer correctly and tell her where you're from but to be honest this probably isn't as interesting as you think it is.
Try this instead. Find out the worst, most dangerous neighborhood in the city or area you are in. You can ask a cabbie, waitress or any local you are talking to. This works best if it's a barrio that only the locals know and not a place that foreigners have heard of. (Hint: It's better if it's not mentioned in the Lonely Planet guidebook you are carrying around.)
So she asks where you're from and you respond by saying the worst barrio in the city.
Her: Really? Hahaha…
Her: De veras? Jajaja...
You: Seriously, all my tattoos say (name of barrio).
You: En serio, todos mis tatuajes dicen (nombre de barrio).
Her: Hahaha, let me see them!
Her: Jajaja, dejame verlos!
You: They're in places I can't show you.
You: Están en lugares que no te puedo enseñar.
Her: Hahaha…….
Sometimes the girl will turn it into a game and act like she's looking for your tattoos or even lift up your shirt a little and act like she's looking for your tattoos.
Here's a few reasons to use this routine:
1. You've said something unique and separated yourself from the typical tourist.
2. You've shown you know something about her city that most travelers don't know.
3. You've made her laugh.
4. You've avoided telling her where you're from which keeps a small air of mystery going.
5. If she touched you or lifted your shirt looking for your tattoos then you've got her to initiate physical contact first.
6. This can be used as a seed for jokes related to this later on in the interaction.