I had an ex-gf's father send people after me in Mexico when she found out I was writing entire threads about banging her and how to game her. She was a level 5 spoiled princess, they owned a jet and a 5 star resort which she lived on. It was scary as hell, had to ask the site owner to delete all my posts and my entire profile. They tried to kick in my door at night, holy fvk I have never been that scared in my life. That was the night I found out that you have to pay Mexican police to leave. Outside the 1st world you are risking your ass.
Bring a deck of UNO cards ($5.00) and play games all night. I never leave home without em, they make any social interaction with ANYONE super smooth. Everyone loves to play UNO, especially chicks and you can EASILY get a huge group going with completely random people. Once you have more than 3 ppl, others start watching and before you know it, you are the center of attention, the host and the guy who controls the crowd. If you know magic tricks, you can make the whole crowd flip out. Its such a simple fix yet almost no one knows it. My friend and I used to bring UNO cards to expensive night clubs in China and we'd usually draw a large crowd while the music was pounding. Its an awesome networking tool and bridges the gap between awkward and awesome because only a few people have the guts to bring the fun with them. I've played games with CEOs, supper clubs, trades people, poor people, random folks on a train, students, sales guys, exotic dancers, ex-gfs, friends, university kids, ppl on a plane. You don't even need to know the same language, everyone can follow numbers and colors, I've explained the rules without saying anything, people watch, pick it up and get hooked. The easiest way to allow conversation to flow is to do an activity together that you actually enjoy. Competition leaves so many doors open for game too.