How comfortable you are when speaking to a complete stranger?

For me I don't like going up to strangers and just being like hi how are you. For me the best way to start an interaction is by commenting about what they are doing or asking a question that relates to something they did or say to someone else. Once that happens it normally breaks the ice a lot quicker for both parties and conversation is easy from that point on.

its not a big deal for me to talk to a complete stranger.but the other person shouldn't be one who makes me feel uncomfortable.then i will cut short or simply go to the listening mode.

I do not feel uneasy about talking to strangers. The strangers in my area do not ask personal question so it is fun to talk to strangers. Besides it depends on the type of conversation.

It doesn't matter for me, I'll be cautious if I've to maintain his/her relationship. If not I'll be frank and will never hesitate.

I am pretty open to talking with just about anyone. I have pretty good instincts and can usually tell if a person is not my sort and will avoid to much interaction with those types. I do speak very candid with strangers. I would not go into great details of my life but I am able to hold good conversations as long as they are giving back. If I am the only one doing the talking, I suddenly become the one walking away. I like to talk to new people and learn from them. I think the more people you interact with them broader your knowldge base becomes.

I'm a shy person, so is not easy at all talking to strangers. I don't know what are they thinking, and when they say something that I consider unappropiate I'm not sure if that person is joking or if he/she really means it, so it's not my favourite situation.