Instruction
1
Basic

Whether you are in personal or business correspondence, after the greeting, you can use the familiar questions about the life of the recipient. "How are you?", "How are you doing?" "Are you healthy?" — all these questions are relevant for communication with familiar and unfamiliar people. For business communication is more suitable in the affirmative form: "I Hope you are in good health".
2
About the house

If you are chatting with a person, find out where he lives. What's the climate, the nature, the atmosphere. Not considered geeky question about the type of housing. You can see the home of the addressee or apartment. But to ask about the number of rooms is not very ethical. When communicating with a friend, you can request and such information, as well as the change of residence and its environment. Issues of design and aesthetics in General will fall by the way.
3
About my personal life

Personal questions appropriate in close enough communication. If such correspondence is to ask the questions: "How are things on the personal front?" or "How's your better half?". If you are chatting with a stranger, ask if he's busy, by hints. For example: "You prefer to travel alone?"
4
About friends and relatives

In the correspondence to ask questions about relatives, inquire about the health and welfare of loved ones, if we communicate with each other. When corresponding with strangers can get information about family members. For example, pertinent questions: "do you Have any brothers or sisters?", "You live with your parents?". In the modern period is absolutely fine, as epistolary communication became freer.
5
The interests

Communicating by correspondence, to ask questions about the hobby easier. Find out what motivates people, what time he prefers to engage in a hobby, as it relates to his work. If you started a correspondence with a friend, ask about his success in the chosen field. Make conversation about taste and about what you'd like to join.
6
On vacation

Inquire about the journeys always evoke positive emotions. Ask the recipient the kind of rest he prefers. Find out which countries he visited. Questions about future plans too.