Its so formal when people refer it to a "DATE' that i have no clue what am i suppose to say... I blank out and talk about mundane things which are boring..."where do u work?, do you like your job?"

I feel bored even asking these questions, the only reason why i ask is to avoid the awkward silence and the fact that i have nothing else to talk about. See its not even the fact that i cant come up with a topic, its the fact that the "DATE" make the whole situation more confined to a "love talk" event. ugh...so Should do you all talk about on your "dates" (jokes, stories...etc?) or do you have some sort of event planned to do and improvise while sticking to the planned events?

thanks for reading:)