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I can talk to anyone about anything, and I'll strike up conversations with strangers, as they sometimes do with me. It's all good unless I can tell the person doesn't really want to talk to me (I do have some self-awareness) or if I think the other person is a psycho. Then I bounce.
LOL. It's always good to weight the costs/benefits of continuing a conversation with a "psycho."
If you're comparing to the States, it's really dependent on where you are. Southerners have a knack for talking to complete strangers. And pretty much people from any rural area for that matter.
Agreed. Southerners are like Europeans, especially Brits, because they have the gift of the gab, as the Brits say.
I can talk to anyone about anything, and I'll strike up conversations with strangers, as they sometimes do with me. It's all good unless I can tell the person doesn't really want to talk to me (I do have some self-awareness) or if I think the other person is a psycho. Then I bounce.
Me to! I love it, especially at night here, because tons of people take their dogs for walks or runs when the sun goes down and the sand cools off. You can't help but be friendly when the dogs decide to say hi to each other! It's also a great way to meet new friends and keep up with the "locals" news.
If you're comparing to the States, it's really dependent on where you are. Southerners have a knack for talking to complete strangers. And pretty much people from any rural area for that matter.
I think this is true ^^^. My kids would laugh when I would emerge from the ladies’ room or store chatting with someone. It is pretty common in the South to make a cheery remark or compliment someone and then it starts a conversation.
We also found in Europe people liked to chat, sometimes on trains (not in subways, though). We enjoyed such interesting conversations with locals, who enjoyed practicing English, as well as other tourists from all over the world. That is the main reason we like to travel independently and not on a tour ~ meeting people is one of the most enjoyable parts of the trip.
I think this is true ^^^. My kids would laugh when I would emerge from the ladies’ room or store chatting with someone. It is pretty common in the South to make a cheery remark or compliment someone and then it starts a conversation.
We also found in Europe people liked to chat, sometimes on trains (not in subways, though). We enjoyed such interesting conversations with locals, who enjoyed practicing English, as well as other tourists from all over the world. That is the main reason we like to travel independently and not on a tour ~ meeting people is one of the most enjoyable parts of the trip.
Yep. When we were in South Africa, we would be in a Woolworth's or somesuch and have a fifteen minute conversation with anybody. Of course the fact that they were fascinated with our Southern accents might have had something to do with it.
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Then I bounce.
