And I'm not talking about me. I'm mean the people in the street, even the people you see everyday but you never talk to them. What's stopping you?
2006-09-05 23:58:50 · 14 answers · asked by Game Guy 5 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
My assumption is that it has to do with a little bit of fear and a little bit of the "keeping things the way they are" mentality. Anyone can become friends with new people, but it rarely happens because it means to change one's way of life to adapt to this. And some people have a hard time approaching others or trusting.
2006-09-06 00:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Alucard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing
it depends on how they first open the conversation.
nothings stopping me from making friends with people but some ppl dont like random strangers going up to them and randomly talking to them.
2006-09-06 00:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by mizfaith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is stopping me. I talk to anyone and everyone. I talk to people at the mall, in buses, on the subway, in elevators! I think sometimes I make people a little uneasy because I'm super friendly!
2006-09-06 02:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are scared of the unknown. And scared of any negative consequences of speaking to strangers (e.g. what if they are crazy axe murderer?). It usually has a lot to do with your attitude, and their attitude. If everyone had a much more open and friendly attitude, we would live in a society that would be much easier to both approach strangers, and be approached.
2006-09-06 01:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by vickstyla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strangers are the only people who can become your friends ...otherwise they r friends already :) ...And nothing is stopping u from becoming anyone's friend.
2006-09-06 00:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone feels that it is necessary to capitalize every word in a question, that would stop him from being my friend.
2006-09-06 00:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, how are you is the first step. Strangers are friends I haven't met yet.
2006-09-06 00:04:34 · answer #7 · answered by blueyes2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stranger is only an enemy you haven't made yet.
I HATE when strangers come up and talk to me. I really, really hate it.
2006-09-06 00:04:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A smile of invitation!
2006-09-06 00:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by Debi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the person who is stopping you...We all have the choice to speak or not speak,its our ownselves who decide this...
2006-09-06 00:03:40 · answer #10 · answered by Kidi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋