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    p0ly
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      How do you engage strangers? Good and bad stories appreciated.

      #1245795
      General Lighting
      Moderator

        What are you planning to do? sell them stuff? just chat to them? get them to participate in a joke/prank?

        TBH if you don’t look threatening or like one of them charity direct debit folk most strangers will be OK. that said, round here people are actually very friendly, more so than in SE England. Im actually quite shy but always had friendly reactions when talking to strangers. The most eventful thing I had was having my path blocked by a dog lead of a elderly bull terrier (which had dragged its lead and was staring into space) whilst trying to post a letter, but its equally aged owner apologised and said “she is either having a rest of having a think about what to do next”. I didn’t even try to sell them a place in the local old peoples home :laugh_at: (as we would have taken in the dog as well if its healthy and not aggressive)

        #1245805
        p0ly
        Participant

          I just like talking to everyone, i already try to speak to people but people round here are in their own bubble looking depressed.

          that said i do get some quality moments from the happy people.

          I’m definitely not selling anything and as far as i know i don’t look threatening, quite the opposite.

          #1245796
          General Lighting
          Moderator

            @p0ly 454823 wrote:

            I just like talking to everyone, i already try to speak to people but people round here are in their own bubble looking depressed.

            TBH it might just be that comes with the territory.

            A few months after I moved here in 2006 from Reading I was riding through town and loads of strangers (some on bikes, some on foot) were waving to me.

            I used to cycle in Reading/Bucks/West London/Oxon and this was unusual behaviour there – in fact at one point I even dismounted and checked my bike and my location as I thought I was either going the wrong way down a one way street, or on a route which would end up on the A14 (a busy and fast road) or other similar road or even that they were warning me my bike had a dangerous mechanical fault.

            In fact this is just normal practice here – especially amongst most cyclists. The only ones who are excused are if they are on racers and training, as if you take a hand off the bars here at speed you are liable to crash badly as the road surface quality is really shit.

            #1245806
            p0ly
            Participant

              Due to this social barrier in SE i’ve started a group up and will be wearing full fancy dress with signs, leaflets and a megaphone soon. Should of done my first outing within 2 weeks.

              #1245794
              Anonymous

                I dont

                #1245807
                p0ly
                Participant

                  @HSB 454829 wrote:

                  I dont

                  Jilter!

                  #1245810
                  barnzy001
                  Participant

                    its funny i always go to nottinghill carnival just in my diary each year i guess and when im there i always get people give me drugs for free mainly weed and i dont smoke it cant tell you why but my mates dont mind they get to smoke it . and i never speak to them first well cant think of any bad ones at the moment but im sure i will

                    #1245798
                    Tank Girl
                    Participant

                      I just generaly say whats in my mind –

                      often it is a comment about some thing I like like their shoes or hair, but not sure if this will work with your plans…..

                      #1245802
                      DaftFader
                      Participant

                        @Tank Girl 454876 wrote:

                        I just generaly say whats in my mind –

                        often it is a comment about some thing I like like their shoes or hair, but not sure if this will work with your plans…..

                        You’ve never told me I have nice shoes or hair … 😥

                        On the other hand when you first met me you did say I smelt nice and proceeded to start sniffing the top I was wearing. :laugh_at: :love:

                        #1245799
                        Tank Girl
                        Participant

                          @DaftFader 454884 wrote:

                          You’ve never told me I have nice shoes or hair … 😥

                          On the other hand when you first met me you did say I smelt nice and proceeded to start sniffing the top I was wearing. :laugh_at: :love:

                          you dont have any hair!!!!

                          #1245808
                          p0ly
                          Participant

                            @Tank Girl 454886 wrote:

                            you dont have any hair!!!!

                            well actually daft does have quite a lot of hair down …..

                            nevermind

                            #1245800
                            Tank Girl
                            Participant

                              @p0ly 454888 wrote:

                              well actually daft does have quite a lot of hair down …..

                              nevermind

                              I’ve never sniffed him that low :laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:

                              PS you were in my dream last night P0ly!! it was weird, I owned this massive house and loads of people came to stay…..

                              #1245803
                              DaftFader
                              Participant

                                @Tank Girl 454886 wrote:

                                you dont have any hair!!!!

                                Now I feel all insacure … you’re so mean TG! 😥

                                #1245804
                                DaftFader
                                Participant

                                  @p0ly 454888 wrote:

                                  well actually daft does have quite a lot of hair down …..

                                  nevermind

                                  Yeah man I got well hairy toes! Also I really wouldn’t advise sniffing my feet. :laugh_at:

                                  #1245801
                                  Tank Girl
                                  Participant

                                    @DaftFader 454891 wrote:

                                    Now I feel all insacure … you’re so mean TG! 😥

                                    :love: :laugh_at:

                                    #1245809
                                    p0ly
                                    Participant

                                      @Tank Girl 454890 wrote:

                                      I’ve never sniffed him that low :laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:

                                      PS you were in my dream last night P0ly!! it was weird, I owned this massive house and loads of people came to stay…..

                                      must of been a decent dream then 😉

                                      #1245797
                                      sinner69
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                                        My mother told me never to talk to strangers so that is what I do all the time….

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