2006-10-14 01:18:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I would kindly listen to them and try to converse with them in a kind way. Unless of course it was in a cemetary in a foreign country at night.. although once, even during the day in a foreign country in a cemetary, I was approached until the guy started telling me that I should watch out for strangers in a cemetary that approach me because they could be dangerous and then I wondered if the man was talking about himself and warning me that he was about to do something horrible to me and then I got a frozen frightened grin on my face and tried to think of ways out of the situation.. He asked where my hotel was and wanted to walk me back to it.. I let him walk me to the nearest shopping center and then waited around "shopping" until he finally left and then I booked it back to my hotel.. I didn't leave from the hotel at all that night except when the hotel manager walked me to a restaurant (run by the sweetest family) except on the TV the father and son were watching a TV talk show that kept focusing on women's breasts (clothed of course).. which was a little weird since I couldn't understand what they were saying.. and then I went back to my hotel and found a sign for $60 massages, so I tried to get one and the hotel manager tried frantically to explain to me that it was a "male only massage" which made me feel angry about how sexist the place was until it finally dawned on me what type of "massage" it was.. Anyway.. point being I spent a year living in a foreign country where I didn't really speak the language, and if I hadn't spoken to strangers who would come up and talk friendly to me, I would've had an extremely lonely year.. as it was I did most of my travelling alone and meeting people along the way was an amazing perk of that experience.
Although sometimes my curiosity for conversation with strangers and naivity almost got me into serious trouble.. oops! Thankfully nothing really happened and I am ok to this day..
Oh! and there was a good reason for me to be in the cemetary in case you were wondering.. It was in a small town and one of the few tourist attractions (and I was determined to see them all in the 2 days I was there) was a hug lying down statue of a Buddha in the back of the cemetary. It was cool and I got some nice pictures.. :) Cheers! It's nice to speak to strangers... some are scary, but many are friends that you just have yet to meet.
2006-10-14 15:21:01 · answer #1 · answered by River 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People make comments to me all the time when I'm waiting in a checkout line, it doesn't bother me at all, and I respond in kind.
If however, this "friendly talk" was of a dubious nature that raised my defense hackles, I would respond in a voice loud enough to cause a scene and draw attention from bystanders, hoping to embarrass the person enough to make him leave.
2006-10-14 01:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a woman, and a strange man approached me - I would totally feel uncomfortable depending on the situation. If I was in a social setting, not a big deal, but if I was walking on the street or in a parking lot, I would get ready to bolt!
2006-10-14 01:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Agent99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 07:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always listen to my intuition. If I feel comfortable I talk back, if I don't like that person's eye expression I cannot make myself to say more than 2 words. I listen to inner myself, it is nothing to do with being polite or carefull.
2006-10-14 09:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by ludmilla m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends on the context.
If I'm out in public somewhere and I'm by myself and there's no one around that I know, I try to be careful, because in this world these days, there's just no telling who is trustworthy and who is not...
It's sad to have to think like that but it is a necessity.
2006-10-14 01:39:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respond with similar friendliness.
2006-10-14 01:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by MBK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do what i always do, smile politely and listen to them... sometimes people just need someone to talk to, even a stranger
2006-10-14 01:27:24 · answer #8 · answered by antoinette m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have yes,,,never really met a stranger.....lol
2006-10-14 08:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will try to walk away politely.
2006-10-14 01:37:29 · answer #10 · answered by lene123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋