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Would you talk to strangers on buses, bus stops, trains etc?

Hey, I was just interested in whether you would be confident to talk to people that are next to you in public places like Bus stops, Buses, Trains etc. Because when I'm sitting at bus stops or on buses I get bored, and often see other people like it too, and think it's crazy how people sit next to eachother yet never talk to eachother just because they haven't "met" them yet. Yet how can they meet them if they don't talk to them? I find this behaviour strange, yet most people find me strange for talking to them, I don't ramble on with crap or anything I just make conversation. I think the world would be more interesting and people would understand people more if they talked to eachother, and I think people would learn more if they talked and listend to eachother. What about you?

Public Comments

NO
It's like the Forrest Gump movie - if you do it, you might find out interesting facts about other people. Unfortunately, I wouldn't do this myself - I'd only be interested in speaking to girls, and they don't like being bothered in public spaces.
sure I talk to people at bus stops or on the bus but not to every one most often women with children
YES, YOU CAN MAKE NEW FRIENDS EVERYDAY WITH THAT THEORY, AND I HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. SOME DAYS THOUGH, YOU JUST WANT TO GO TO WORK OR SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING TO PRETEND TO BE INTERESTED IN SOME BLOKES PRATTLE.
People whom frequent these places are not the type of people that would talk to much.
Sure, I would. Small talk. Nothing personal.
depend...if she's a nice n friendly young man,carrying a luggage full of money and paper,i'll gladly talk even chat with him.but, if the man is wearing black t-shirt with a mark of skull on his arm,wearing cheap-but-scary bandana...i'll go to hell myself...
Me; I'll talk 2 any1. Regardless of Colour, Creed or Appearance I'll talk 2 every1. I agree it makes a boring wait less of a bind if U chat about the weather, sport, how late the Bus is, anything in fact. I tend 2 attract the Nutters which is also fine, nutters R people 2!
yes i would and i do, its interesting.
In the USA people talk to strangers all the time. Is good, fun, and is good for a person. I always talk to people. Its natural.
My mom says, "Don't talk to strangers!"
i do,,no one seems to mind and if you give them a laugh,,all the better,,as you say,whats the point in all being bored,you may as well chat eh..
Oh My God. I talk to almost anyone. Especiaaly if I get the feeling that they are open to talking. I definitely do not ramble about just nothing. it is usuaaly something pertaining to the situation we are in together, but often it leades elsewhere
I talk to people on the bus ,in stores, everywhere! The world is full of very interesting people.
always there are just never enough friendly and helpful people around!!!
Only in a long plane trip, or in a train, to keep myself from getting bored. But you are right, conversation is good, however some people are too pushy with this and wanna talk to others even when it's obvious that the other party has no interest in continuing the conversation.
Depends what the person looks like. I usually dont judge a book by its cover but these days if the person looks creepy then i dont talk but if they look friendly i do. But i guess that raises another question... What does a murderer, rapist, EVIL person look like? i guess that quesiton cant be answered I just go on instinct and first impressions.
You must be nuts to talk to strangers...
Sure, as long as I felt comfortable. No problem. And plus it makes your bus ride alot shorter.
Of course!What is wrong in talking to strangers?Just saying Hi or How are you,could start a conversation and I'm sure it will help you to gain more friends and you wont be bored while on the bus.As long as you dont talk your personal information,I think thre's nothing bad about it.I'd rather talk to them than having a bad breath coz of not letting oxygen on your mouth.
It depends on where you live. I grew up in large city and would never talk to a stranger. Now I live in the least populated state in the US and it is considered really rude not to say hello to people. People are just scared to say hi in big cities, is all.
yea, to ask about the time if i'm not wearing my watch. But that rarely happens to me, even if so, i could check my cellphone for the time. anyway, yea, i agree with the fact that "how can they meet them if they don't talk to them". Well, for me (as a student), i do few strange at first when i stepped into secondary school for the first time, cuz most of my classmates are from a different primary school. So, most of my classmates were strangers (at that time, about 5 years ago). So, bcoz we were sitting together in the same class, thats why we had to talk to each other, and soon, got to know each other. The point here is that, i've to talk to them bcoz im gonna face them the whole year in school. This is different from bumping into some stranger at bus stops, buses, etc. In these places, we, i mean every person is there for their own purpose, for example, I'm in the bus heading to XXX, while the person sitting next to me heading to YYY. So, to me it's like, there's no point getting to know this fella.
If the strangers is a woman or a teenager girl.
Some people don't like to talk because they think that person has an agenda. They want something (money) or they are going to try to sell you something (you don't want).
no
I have met some very interesting people from talking to strangers. However, I really hate it when you are stuck next to someone on a plain etc for a long time and the person next to you insists on telling me their life story!
Haha, I would. But some people are can be quite unfriendly and might think that I'm crazy. In school, I talk to the toilet cleaner, which not many other students would. Ahaha...
This is a very good question because it gives us a chance to notice how we think of other people. I am a middle-aged man and I live in a major city. There are some people that I never try to talk to, such as people who seem to be looking for a hand-out, people who are busy, young women. But if I am at a public place, I will probably be open to talking to others who appear to be doing what I am doing, like waiting to see a show, traveling on a bus or a train, various situations. I don't think of these people as strangers because we are sharing some experience and I see nothing wrong with communicating about that experience. I do notice that some people don't look like they want to be bothered and I don't bother those people- in particular, young women who will probably only think that I am trying to flirt with them no matter what I say. I do a lot of music and entertainment events and I always feel like it's okay to greet people that I meet at those places. I also think it is appropriate to offer my help to people who appear to be struggling with something, but I usually have to stop myself short of offering to carry baggage because people who don't know me don't know that I'm not a thief. So my talking to people that I don't know is very situational. My basic rule is that it would be very rude for me -as a grown man- to be entirely closed to talking to people as though I was worried that they were going to hurt me somehow, but at the same time I understand that some people are more vulnerable than I am, so I don't push the issue of talking to people who won't feel comfortable talking to me. I talk to "strangers" if I can do it in a polite way. Make sense?
I agree with you a hundred percent, people should let down their guard a little and act a bit more sociable. I do speak even if I know I'll probably never see the person again. I've met some of the most interesting people. And some of my friends and family are shocked to see people they've seen many times that have never spoke or cracked a smile, laughing, talking or calling out to me to just say, "Hello". I love it. True, I meet some snobs and jerks, but the good people I meet make it worth while.