start a conversation with a stranger

This might have been my favorite skill growing up.

• how they dress > well kept: proceed with caution (unkept, avoid eye contact)
• facial expression > neutral to stern: reactive > morose, stressed or angry: unilateral rejection > smiling: compliment and share in their happiness

It’s not Rocket Science, it’s Social Science!
Enjoy. 4 weeks ago

I was at the river on July 4 when to fellows in a kayak landed on the bank. I asked them where they had started, and we briefly discussed a similar float trip I had taken last year. Still, I don’t count this a full conversation. 7 months ago

I tried this yesterday. A family was refueling next to me at a gas station. As the man was pumping gas, I noticed the bicycles on the back and asked about their cycling. He answered my questions and said a few words about a bike trail back in his hometown of Cincinnati, but I wouldn’t call it a conversation. In fact, he seemed annoyed to have a stranger speak to him. 7 months ago