start a conversation with a complete stranger for the hell of it

I spoke to the man sitting next to me. Ok, it doesn’t really count because he was right there, but I was the one to initiate conversation. It was nice, he was an older professor working in RI, originally from Nigeria.

I was waiting for my driving instructor to pick me up a few days ago, when this lady who was also standing outside a house, waiting, struck up conversation. It was nice, it passed the time I would have spent staring at the leaves against the sky, but I need to go towards someone before this goal is complete.

maybe, i’ll make a friend or even meet a cute guy, but even if all that comes out of it is that i do something that i’ve never done i still think it will be worth doing….

This is actually a 2-part goal:

I Talk to a “regular” stranger – someone I don’t know at all but that I might see repeatedly, like the hairdresser, the librarian, the dining hall staff and the cashier at the supermarket

II Talk to a one-time stranger – someone I’m not likely to see ever again – like the person sitting next to you on a long train ride to another country, the old man sitting on the bench across from you, the girl sitting under a tree.

Then, I want to make it a habit.

I started a conversation with the girl at the hairdresser’s washing my hair the other day, but it felt awkward and halting. I want to do this without thinking about it, as though it were the most natural thing in the world, and have great chats with taxi drivers, sales assistants and beauticians.

I’ve started a conversation with a guy on a plane by asking him about what he was sketching. We’ve remained friends since. But that was a little too easy – he was sitting next to me for an 8-hour flight after all. I’d like a few more such experiences – and really seek out the most unlikely people to talk to and enjoy it – before I can say that this goal is complete.

The first time I did this I was in kindergarten and just wanted to make friends. Now I do it because Im in the healthcare field and sometimes its necessary…...

I was on the bus and this kid had a PSP on him. I’d never seen one up close before and was intrigued with what he was doing, so I asked him about it. He rambled on for a bit until my stop came. Interesting tool. I just felt like asking him a simple question about it. He a’ight.

i want to do a maui straight porn

its so interesting just talking to the person next to you. then you figure out that they where from the oppisite side of the world which make it more interesting. you never know who you talking too.

i feel terribly awkward and insecure beyond the comfort of my four walls but i can’t help but strike up conversations with strangers. it definitely takes away the anxiety of being in public and i’ve heard stories and stories. and i’d love to share but…you really should go and discover your own!

I remember one time in a bookstore where this old guy (apparently he was a grandfather, looking for a book for grandson, I would learn later) joined me in scanning some Harry Potter releases.
He asked me cheerfully about them. I said they’re excellent, and to his next question, I added that No, you dont really need to start (I clumsily used the term “familiar”) reading the previous installation to enjoy this latest one. He replied “Oh, since familiarity breeds contempt, eh?” (That time, i was my first time to hear that very deep expression.) I laughed and he turned to talk to a companion.
This conversation taught me to be careful how I spent my initial moments with a new friend. That man was really somebody worth knowing. His smartness really can be felt!