With this method, make sure you get his/her parents' permission, or else even a "yes" from your date might get overridden by a "no" from a parent who doesn't appreciate chalk graffiti on their property.
Yes, from your point of view, American small talk might feel superficial or irrelevant or unnecessary, but is that how Americans see it?
Back in April I suggested on these pages that the most important, and in fact only, truly important Earth Day tip for saving the planet was to request a yes vote from your congressman on the forthcoming climate bill.
The silence on the other end of the phone is actually a computer gathering information about you — yes, simply from your "hello".
The crew basically lived with Alex for two years as he prepared himself mentally and physically for the biggest free solo of all, Yosemite National Park's 3,000-foot El Capitan (yes, the one from your Mac OS).
Going to your mom honestly will help convince both of them that you have a mature and responsible attitude, and that, more than anything else, will get you the "yes" you want from your Dad more often - and help you avoid fights.
They insist, though, that this is a specific type of attention – from men, yes, but also from your girlfriends and from the wider world on social media.
The following Friday, Steinbrenner called Sussman to discuss business, and then seemingly casually noted: "Oh, yes, that request from your friend Jerry Seinfeld.
It's a bit slower and, yes, the view from your seat isn't great.
The biggest challenge in today's society is to smile tightly and explain yet again to your mum that yes, your friend from school married a banker and bought a three-bedroom house in Surrey, but no, you can't afford to move out of your mouldy flatshare just yet.
Run past the finish line – by articulating how you'll get from "yes" to your final destination.
