Things you can ask could be,
• "Are you here only for the Olympics?"
• "What's your favorite event?"
• "Is this your first time to China?"
• "God, it's hot isn't it?"
Perhaps if you really want to be helpful or try to start a relationship you can suggest,
"If you need some help while you're here, feel free to contact me."
Then hand over a business card, phone number or email.
There is nothing wrong with this and westerners particularly are impressed with straightforwardness and people who can think on their feet and maximize an opportunity.
Particularly, if you are a genuine person and really want to help, you shouldn't feel bad or guilty even if other bystanders or your friends look at you like you are talking to the foreign devil.
Some things I suggest you don't say which I have heard too often would be,
• "Do you like Chinese food?"
• "Can you use chopsticks?"
• "What do you think of the Dalai Lama, George Bush Jnr or Nicholas Sarkozy (or any political question for that matter?)
• "I hate Japan and all Japanese"
• "Why do you have such a big nose?"
That isn't too much to remember and leaves you with lots of other interesting things to talk about.
Now for many first timers to Beijing, and or China, it can be a lonelydaunting experience. It is a huge place with a humongous population so most foreigners will be happy to hear anyone say anything to them in English.
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