I was out for coffee earlier and my wandering eyes picked up that someone was using Ubuntu. As I was leaving I broke a personal rule of mine, that being to interrupt someone enjoying a coffee by themselves. I said "Hey, you're the first person I've ever seen using Ubuntu in person aside from myself". They said "Oh wow, do you know anything about it? I bought this computer off of someone online and when I got home and turned it on it had this operating system installed instead of Windows". I confessed that I'm just a casual user, however, they were only interested in a few aesthetic settings so I was able to give them a hand with that. Do any of you guys ever strike up conversations with strangers? A few days ago I was at the same coffee shop watching a lecture and an old lady came up behind me and handed me a Jehova's Witness pamphlet. If it were someone closer to my own age who had handed it to me I simply would have responded with two words and put my headphones back on, but in this case I decided to take the moral high road and humour her. (although when I read the pamphlet there was a cartoon drawn in a childish manner which said something about the Jews being too ambitious and that each young male should be killed...) Good ol' Tim Hortons... :book:
I rarely strike up conversations with people, much less people I don't know. I would have to overhear them talking about something I am really interested in or passionate about, or listening to music I am really into, or wearing a t-shirt with an album cover on it I am really fond of. Otherwise I have next to nothing to say to random strangers. But I often struggle to find things to talk about with even people I know and feel comfortable around. I am not one for being chatty.
I do quite often start conversations with strangers and they do with me also. Often all it takes is a smile and good morning or such and before you know it you end up chatting. Smiles are best when you share them and most people smile back. Amazing when it happens.
I can often be found averting the eye contact of strangers. Less these days, but it largely depends on my mood. There are a few days where I enjoy complimenting or engaging store employees, cashiers, and the like. I think I do it to make up for a customer who was rude.
I would think after having a not so nice customer that would go a long way in making the day better for them.
