Strangers!!! Do you prefer to start a conversation with a stranger???

I won't talk to strangers and I won't even start a conversation with one. My mom used to tell me not to talk to strangers and I'd been doing it for 35 years now. :)

i also helped starngers who wanted to know directions n places in my area..they do look lost and i helped them with my friends or my brothers..i mean i won;t tell him or her by myself..ya know,something might happened..but it;s nice to help such people..

Not that I love it but I hate sitting down without even saying hello to someone who sit beside me. And besides I'm a person who can easily start a conversation unless I am not in a mood for it. I would talk to people who is cuing in the line with me, person sitting next to me in a salon, bus, airplane, to the taxi driver etc. I don't really engage in a very deep chat you know. Just pleasantries maybe or talk about something which is very common to everyone like traffic, weather, fare, long line. But I wouldn't share with them something personal.

I work in a restaurant, so I talk to strangers all the time. I find it easy to start a conversation with most people. I like talking to people. It is a lot of fun for me to get to know people. You never know what you are going to hear or learn from them...

I talk to strangers on mylot all the time. I do feel safe here. As to outside mylot I do my best to smile and be pleasant but not go too far as I do not trust till I know the person.

hello tuyakiki! i don't normally talk to strangers. During my travels which some entails me to ride busses for several hours to get to my destination, i just usually entertain myself by looking at the scenery i pass or listening to music in my ipod. however, there are times that i break this silence, due to necessity, or when the stranger is interesting to talk to or when i sense that the stranger is in need of help. there are people who usually loves to chat up strangers, because that's the way they are. during these times, when i'm not in the mood, i just usually reply in mono syllables to discourage further conversation. but sometimes too, there are people, strangers, who can really charm you into talking with them. and there are those who just irritates you. so, in conclusion, i can say that talking to strangers really depends on the mood i am in or the type of stranger you're about to chat with.

Hi, I do talk to strangers, but not randomly. You know, it depends. Not all strangers are dangerous and we need to tell the bads ones from the good ones. For instance, you can't refuse to talk to a stranger who is going to be your coworker. If you always avoid starting a conversation with a stranger, regardless of their true identity, you'll be sure to make an unfavorable impression on them and end up being alienated. But in another instance, let's say in a street, it's better not to talk to strangers who seem to be dangerous. So it's all about our judgment.

i normally don't talk to stranger except when they started the conversation first..you can't just ignore a person asking you for directions or the time right? so i have no other choice but to speak to them but then i always manage to end the conversation right away..well here online..i normally talk to strangers since it's unavoidable and some people's opinion online are really helpful..

I usually don't start conversations with strangers either. If someone needs to ask directions and they ask me, I would give it to them but that is about it. I've seen random people striking up good conversations though. One time on the bus, there was two women who sat each other on the bus and then they started talking about taxis. They seem like they were having a great time conversing and when they parted, one of the woman just said "It was nice meeting you!" and then they went on their own ways. I wish I could be so friendly.

I just dont want to talk to strangers. Just like you I am also setting some distances with them. By just asking what time is it or where is the place that's the only I could answer to the strangers other than that, I would no longer answer it. Sometimes if they are asking where I am working at, I would answer them why should I answer your question. They find it sarcastic and just leave me which is find it good. By just throwing them the question back they would realize that I would not talk to strangers.

actually...every friend...was once a ..stranger.... only acquaintance and then familiarity.....leads to friendship.... I don't mean that you should talk to anyone...but the to the person you feel comfortable........ I've made friends....a lot...and once they were strangers to me....... thanks for the topic........... have a great day/night.........

First, How do we define strangers?we can differentiate strangers ,by their actions and approach ,yes, we can start a conversation to a stranger in a situation, just like when in line for an Atm withdrawals,a ticket booth, a movie and rituals and religious masses,it all depends on a situation, but rude strangers always we can Ignore...thanks!you look appealing ...is that your real picture,sorry to ask !i'm sorry just a stranger trying to response...ignore me Lol..thanks!

I don't normally talk to strangers, randomly. But I mean if it's someone at a party or that knows one of your friends then yea why not? How are you suppose to become friends with someone if you don't try and get to know them? I don't tell strangers anything personal, I just keep it friendly and at a distance til I get to know them better.

I don't usually talk to strangers nor start a conversation with one. In the event that a stranger approaches me first, that's the time that I do talk to them - like when someone's asking for directions and the like - just a form of courtesy but nothing else. :)

You meant strangers someone you met in the street, and would you or not start a conversation with him/her? Maybe this a fact, and maybe that is the reason. Keep the distance. Talk what you should talk and not. That is me.

Hi tuyakiki, I will not prefer to start a converstation with the stranger, i will afraid that what kinda person they are. Mostly in my son school, many women will ask me which class your son is studying, what your husband do, are you working, like such questions they will ask, i even afraid to answer for those, coz in Hyderabad / AP now a days i am watching in TV and reading new paper that many kidnaps are happening.

I talk very much to strangers. But I do not like people who make bold and personal question. I can not talk to people that queue. If these people are on the phone I say "excuse me ,someone on another phone call me" and close I learned many things from strangers online The best example is here on myLot

I do not really trust strangers specially if I feel something not good. But there are also times that I entertain questions and make some jokes to them only if I am in a safe place or if the person I am talking to is nice.

We may also talk to the strangers sometimes, so that we would know if that stranger needs our help or maybe you need that stranger. Our parents always taught us not to pay attention with those strangers but when the time comes, that you will also become a strangers it will make you realized that it's not easy to be a stranger too.

well it depends on the situation like for example if the stranger is asking for a direction or if the stranger is from my class so basically i would answer him/her. . .=]