Do You Talk To Strangers?

Hi erikmama
I do speak to people most of the time. If someone speaks to me I always speak back. The other thing that I do is if Im standing in line or something like that I will start a conversation with someone. Im a people person and I love to talk. So when I get that chance I will talk. Have a great weekend and keep smiling.

I tend to talk to alot of people as they walk past my house if i am out the front doing anything.They are the kind of people i do not know.I also talk to people who talk to me when i am in the pub as well as when i am going to the drs etc,i think some people are very lonely and that is why they just start talking to people that they do not know.

I don't talk to people while on street. Somehow it feels so uncomfortable. But if I'm waiting for train or something like it, I tend to start discussion with a person of my choice, whether stranger or not. Enjoyed it so much last time!
If the person speaks to me, I'll try to respond but that depends upon my mood, most of the time I'm too nervous to oblige...

As long as the person looks decent enough to talk with. I know looks can be deceiving, but its our culture to be as friendly as possible. But when I felt that he's up to something, the best thing to do is to make a fast excuse and flee the place as fast as possible. One time, a man with a suspicious character ask me for direction. Even If I know what he is referring to, I just say no, I don't know that address.

I do talk with strangers. I actually initiate it nearly 95% of the time. There were two important life lessons I learned while working in customer service from the ages of 14 to 19: 1) You can learn SO much from strangers that it makes life a little brighter, and 2) You can literally change a life by speaking to someone you don't know with kindness...especially if you're the only one who has.

I talk to employees at registers, people I'm standing in line with, I make it a point to have light conversations with my tenants (I work in real estate). I know it brightens my mood to know there are still people out there who socialize civilly; sometimes it's hard to realize with all of the rude and ignorant people out there and all of the bad headlines in the news. So if it brightens my mood, who's to say I haven't brightened someone else's?

If I meet someone's eyes even just passing by, I at least smile. I usually say "hi" but if it is inappropriate, I still smile and acknowledge their presence in a positive way. I honestly think it's quite rude not to. There are many situations where I think it's extremely rude and sometimes egotistical not to speak to a stranger, such as when someone holds a door for you. I've held open the door for many people, whether younger or older, and it's usually the older people who have a holier-than-thou mentality when a 21 year old woman holds a door. Perhaps because of the whole "elder" saying...in either case, I don't care how old you are or who your father is, a thank you or acknowledgement is expected.

For those who would rather not speak politely to people they don't know, I'd like to suggest trying to do so and seeing if you don't learn something from someone. It might surprise you.