• Which are the most useless machines, the machines we could live without?

• If you could invent any machine, what type of machine would you invent?

• How big would it be?

• Would it be for everyone or only the very rich?

• Which machines do you think had one purpose when they were invented, but now have many or different ones?

• What machines do you use everyday in your life?

• What things can you do faster without using a machine?

• Which machines do you use on a daily basis?

•If so, what does the rest of your society think?

•Is it necessary to get married to have a good life?

•Do people who are not related by blood ever live communally in your country?

•Is polygamy allowed in your culture?

•Is it OK to have more than one spouse?

•Would you like this life style?

•What countries allow this?

•What religions allow it?

•What do you think of people who get married many times?

•Do children in your country ask for their parents' approval before they get married? Why or why not?

•Does the whole family discuss important decisions?

•When do children leave their parents' home in your country?

•When do parents' stop giving financial support to their children?

•Who in your family would you turn to if you had an emotional problem? Why?

•If you had a financial problem, would you expect your family to help?

•What is a perfect family or alternative lifestyle for you?