Do You Talk To Strangers Randomly?

Sometimes I do, but I would say most of the time I do not. Depends on the kind of stranger and whether it is related to business.

 

Randomly, yes. Targeted and specific, never!

 

I talk randomly all the time :dizzy2:

 

If they initiate I will chat. I'm less likely to randomly strike up a conversation with a complete stranger when out and about.

 

Definitely not. I am the type of person who only speaks when spoken to. There are maybe a handful of times I have initiated conversation with strangers. I really have nothing to say to people. Small talk is fake talk and not worth the effort to me. If a person speaks to me first, fine, but otherwise I am pretty quiet and keep to myself.

 

Sometimes.
Small talk isn't fake to me, it's just one of those polite things that can make one's day a little more pleasant.
I am tired of grumpy people who suck out energy out of everyone around them.
Does everything always have to be deep and meaningful?

I have been very pleasantly surprised with people lately. A bit extra niceness and politeness works wonders for me.

 

No. Stranger danger.

 

Sure, if you approach random strangers on the street. I mean, does anyone sane actually do that?

I was thinking more of people like your new mailman, or cashiers, or people in the waiting room at your doctors.

 

Somebody's gotta do it

http://youtu.be/pFHD28p-yDw

 

Why do you assume a person is "grumpy" because they don't want to make small talk with people?

 

Talking to people literally drains my energy away.
It isn't that I don't like people, but I just can't navigate the perils of interpersonal communication without soon feeling very fatigued. I wish I wasn't that way but what can you do.

 

This is how I feel as well. It's one thing if I am talking to someone I have some commonality with, but most people just talk for the sake of talking it seems, and I have nothing to say to those people.

 

^Pretty much sums me up also.

 

In business, it's required. Personally, it depends on my first impression of the other person. If they seem to be accepting of others and/or more interesting than average, I'll chat them up.

 

Yes, if they seem open to it I often bother them with a (generally trivial) remark which sometimes can lead to a little talking. Sometimes small talk can be a little tedious indeed but it's stupid to assume it always is and therefor to avoid it imho. If you really dislike it you can interrupt or walk away

 

Yo, what is up

 

If the silence is extremely awkward, yes, I will speak but I'm not a gabby person.

 

Evening stranger! Nothing's up. There?

 

I like randomly exchanging a word or 2 with boring looking people as well. I guess I sometimes assume no one else will and they might like it. It is true that they often give the boring and generic answers you would expect but then you're done after 2 sentences anyway so what's the big deal.

 

Right.