I like the idea, but your shooting yourself in the foot from the get-go.
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I know this is a little random, we are in a mall, and we don't know each other
Don't focus so much on the abnormalities, you are making yourself seem awkward. Portraying and projecting confidence and comfort leave those around you feeling comfortable with and confident in you.
Saying "there's something really interesting about you and if I didn't come over I would've been kicking myself all day" does not jive well with an opinion opener. The purpose of an opinion opener is to be indirect whereas the above is COMPLETELY direct. It is best to just say, "I want to ask you", "I have a question for you" or just "excuse me, what do you think the difference is between...".
If your with someone (for a topic like this, ESPECIALLY a pivot or gay wing) "my friend and I were just discussing the difference between cute and sexy...". If your alone, you could say that 'you had been discussing the topic earlier' "and you look as though you may have an opinion on the subject." If done under the right conditions (especially HB8+), you get the benefit of a slight DVH (just by talking about an interesting discussion with friends) and its a pseudo-neg in your opener.
I'm a big fan of opinion openers, so I would suggest trying to find one that is also situational. Both of these went over very well. The benefit of the opinion opener is because it gets the target personally involved while that of the situational is that its happening right now and is therefore more interesting. I think the best two that I can think of off hand are:
1. Last week, I was at a bar in Tel Aviv and there were two people practically fucking while sitting at the bar. I approached a two set and said "my friends and I are taking bets on how long until they next need to come up for air" while pointing at Mr. and Mrs. PDA.
2. A few weeks ago at a bar in Tiberius, I noticed two HBs and one kept eying me up, so I walked up and said, "Do you speak English?" (they ended up being American, so that was an instant plus for their excitement). "Alright, well my friend has a thing for the guard on our trip. She's kinda been sending him mixed messages, what do you think he should do?" (while pointing in the direction of my friend and our guard).
Does that help?