- What's your taste in food and clothes?
- Do some nationalities have better/worse taste in clothes?
- Can you think of someone who has a poor taste in clothes?
- What international cuisines have a better reputation? Why is that?
- How often do you give dinner parties at your house?
- What food do you usually serve on these occasions?
- What traditional food from your country do you find most/least appealing? Why?
- What kind of food is soul for you? Why? (food that makes you feel good because it's tasty and nutritious)
- What feelings do you associate with it?
- What things are considered bad taste in your country? You can talk about the following:
- showing off sex and money
- flaunting that you're rich
- burping after eating
- talking about your salary
- expressing opinions that divide people
- disrespecting elders
- lining up for things properly
- make bad jokes about race and sex
To illustrate the point you can watch this Richmond video where Tom and Alex express their opinions about Mexican food.