Conversations with random people

[walrus]

Does anyone randomly answer your own greetings when confronted with rude cashiers or customer reps? For example "Hey how's your day going"...response "....(scans item..looks down at her phone...chews gum like a cow)....". So you reply "that's outstanding, I'm doing faaaaaaantastic this fine day. Definitely cannot wait to open one of those cold ones"

Similar if I hold de doe open for someone and they don't say anything I always say yourwelcome

[TitoFan]

Does anyone randomly answer your own greetings when confronted with rude cashiers or customer reps? For example "Hey how's your day going"...response "....(scans item..looks down at her phone...chews gum like a cow)....". So you reply "that's outstanding, I'm doing faaaaaaantastic this fine day. Definitely cannot wait to open one of those cold ones"

Similar if I hold de doe open for someone and they don't say anything I always say yourwelcome

ME TOO!! Normally all that gets me is a dirty look, though.

[Gandalf]

I guess it is very different back home. I had a friend who went back to the states for a holiday and he was glad to get back here as he found the amount of random conversation too overwhelming. He is a pretty garrulous guy himself, so it was funny hearing him speak like that. Personally I don't speak to random people as I am quite a shy person really. If I know you I will talk you to death, but if I don't know you, I have nothing to say. I'm not into small talk, only big talk.

[brocktonblockbust]

I talk and am talked to by literally 25 to 50 random strangers per day. The more random spontaneous encounters you engage in, the more flexible and quick-thinking you become. I don't see the problem or even the difficulty with it. Its part of living in a 20+ million city.

[walrus]

I wouldn't look down on anyone who doesn't, some days I do myself. I just enjoy the fact that we can be friendly to each other at times

[brocktonblockbust]

Well I see that as a normal part of living in a crowded society. Otherwise one would need to live like a hermit.

[Spicoli]

Does anyone randomly answer your own greetings when confronted with rude cashiers or customer reps? For example "Hey how's your day going"...response "....(scans item..looks down at her phone...chews gum like a cow)....". So you reply "that's outstanding, I'm doing faaaaaaantastic this fine day. Definitely cannot wait to open one of those cold ones"

Similar if I hold de doe open for someone and they don't say anything I always say yourwelcome

ME TOO!! Normally all that gets me is a dirty look, though.

I get those at times but only when it's someone I don't want to speak to so I hold them closed . Namely at work if I'm honest. I find over the last half dozen years or so I'm absolute shat at small talk. Much has to do with our environments possibly.

[brocktonblockbust]

I assess whether the person's content is worthy of a response or not, or how much of a response it is worthy of, and I respond appropriately.

[Spicoli]

I assess whether the person's content is worthy of a response or not, or how much of a response it is worthy of, and I respond appropriately.

I just picture this guy with some of them eventually