A stranger walking down the street of a small town will not only be smiled at but also approached and actually engaged in genuine conversation.

The waiter and I fell into a genuine conversation.

According to the company, Headsets.com representatives do not use scripts to encourage genuine conversations.

"It was a genuine conversation," the official added.

Are we really willing to sacrifice genuine conversation for the kinds of stunts men in the movies perform and then merely brag about?

Have a genuine and consistent conversations with your child's teachers.

Louie then takes his friend to the hospital where they have "a genuine heart-to-heart conversation about the difficulties of marriage."

"I believe the American people are hungry for a genuine conversation about the fundamental questions before us, and they are ready to begin this now."

Yet haggling is customary in many parts of the world and can be a way to open a genuine conversation.

But it can also be a frustrating barrier to genuine conversation.