What other stuff do people collect?
What kind of things are the most interesting to collect? Why?
What can you collect that
a) very few people do?
b) will cost you no money?
c) is interesting or fun?
What drives people to collect objects?
And when does collecting become a problem?
Why do you think that collectors are more often men than women?
Do you know anyone who has a collection?
Do you collect or have you ever collected anything?
Do you have any things at home that a collector would be interested in?
Are there any special areas or markets for collectors where you live?
Get together with your talking group and discuss the questions above. In preparation for the discussion you may be interested in reading the opinion of seven debaters in The New York Times and see this slideshow.
