The dying 'Art of Conversation': bizarre questions

I met Christine today.

Having shared fleeting greetings (gestures, smiles) on a number of occasions, the good weather afforded us an opportunity to stop and learn one another's names and to share a little of who we are and what we get up to. It was nice, but at times a little bizarre! Here's a snapshot of our conversation...

'Where are you from?'

Pleased she could tell that my accent was not indigenous, 'Scotland, originally.'

'Oh, do you know Sue.'

Hoping to tease out a little more info about 'Sue', 'I know a lot of Sues.'

'She's from Wales'

A little unsure as to the connection 'Oh, does she live round here.'

'No, she still lives in Wales.'

Grasping for some link, however tenuous 'Does she have links with the Salvation Army?'

'Not that I know of, she just lives in Wales and I thought you might know her.'
'Oh, right.'

(NB:You need to know that this was a serious conversation!)

You can probably imagine the kind of chat we went on to have about the election and politics?!