The REAL problem is when you follow the advice of asking them questions, only to find out that person is the same way as you, and gives one-word/short answers.
If anyone asks YOU questions. Embellish. Fill it with as much detail as you want without droning on needlessly. If someone asks what you did at work and you are a computer programmer (not much to talk about there) tell them work went well, and fill it in with a funny anecdote about how the guy in the next cube was making funny noises or something. It's all in the flavour text, not in what you are actually saying
