How do you feel about talking to strangers?

[Arkhangelsk]

I, myself, get very uncomfortable around strangers. Sure, if they ask for directions or anything, I'll gladly help, but I have sort of this mental picture of how they see me. It's like when they look at me without any intentions to say anything or make any contact, I can feel the prejudice towards me, how they pity me or laugh at me in their head, or think I'm strange. Although, I have learned to live with it, I chose it myself by choosing how to look.

 

[Hazy]

I feel completely normal about talking to strangers, women especially.
The way I see it: They're potential new friends. The ones that aren't trying to lure you into an automobile, I mean.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

I really don't like strangers. I try to avoid conversation as much as possible. Unless it's forced upon me, then I try to be as neutral as possible.

 

[Motiv_]

i dont talk to the ones i dont like.

/Heartbreak

Anywho, it's part of my job to talk to strangers daily, so I don't really care.

 

[Grayjack]

I hate talking to strangers. Come to think of it, I hate talking to anyone.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

How ironic, I'm uncomfortable around strangers, and here I am, puking out my feelings towards people I've never even seen or talked to.

 

[Lazarus Long]

It depends. If I have my public mask on (as part of my work uniform, say) then I can seem like I'm enjoying casual conversations with strangers. All I'm really feeling, though, is what I feel when I'm not expecting to deal with the public - a kind of mild "dear Crom leave me alone" revulsion. It's easy enough to deal with, as long as they don't try to touch me.

 

[RicoADF]

It depends what they are like, some I dont like and feel very uncomfterble around and others I'm happy to chat away to

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

If I can muster up the courage I'll talk to girls. I'm not bad looking but I'm more or less crippled by my shyness and hate of humankind.

Darn.

 

[Motiv_]

i dont talk to the ones i dont like.

/Heartbreak

Anywho, it's part of my job to talk to strangers daily, so I don't really care.

lol im sorry i just had never noticed you...oh wait thats much worse.

Hello

Evening.

Well, I do believe I should stop derailing this gentlemen's thread.

 

[antipunt]

Talking to strangers is fine for me.
It's talking to -people I know- that scares the **** out of me. The reason why being that they -stop acting fake/polite- and start revealing how much of an ass they are in real life

 

[Pimppeter2]

Meh, I'm very social. I'll talk and become thier friends if they like me. I mean theirs not much they could do to me. Seeing as I would beat the shit out of them at a heartbeat.

Around girls that I didn't espect to meat I'm kinda silent. Because I'm out of my pre planned element. Especially if I don;t have a wing man with me

 

[JanatUrlich]

I talk to strangers all the time. Life's fucking boring if you don't, and it's a good way to find out about parties and shit happening in your city!

 

[Andaxay]

It depends. If I have my public mask on (as part of my work uniform, say) then I can seem like I'm enjoying casual conversations with strangers. All I'm really feeling, though, is what I feel when I'm not expecting to deal with the public - a kind of mild "dear Crom leave me alone" revulsion. It's easy enough to deal with, as long as they don't try to touch me.

Pretty much this. At work, I can be chatty, bubbly, and friendly to the customers, and come across as really confident, because I don't have to get to know them personally. However, if I have to get to know a stranger for whatever reason, that's when it gets a bit uncomfortable. Over the phone/Internet, fine, but in person I get anxious.

 

[Fightgarr]

I've had some very interesting conversations with strangers. A lot of bad ones too.
It bring to mind the Demetri Martin joke:
Don't talk to strangers. That's a good phrase... Unless you want to meet anyone ever.