It's communication Bunny. It's not just for girls, it is a way to Communicate to people to figure out likes and dislikes if you don't want to be RUDE and ask them out right, if you're too shy to ask them out right, or if you don't want to upset them with a topic.

Sure he could be blatant like you are bunny, but I doubt everyone wants more Bunnys running around.
Communication != dancing around the subject.

"What do you like to do?" is a perfectly ordinary and simple question and covers a lot more ground than beating around the bush by dropping hints that make you look mentally handicapped.