Do you talk to strangers?

My mum does this all the time. xD
I'm always like, "MUM! You don't even know that guy! Why are you acting as if you've been friends for years!?" O-O"

I have social anxiety and I am unlikely to speak to people unless they speak to me first. I can see the same person nearly every day for a year and we'll never exchange a single word, but a complete stranger can turn out to be my friend but they have to be the one to break the ice. I get a few whack jobs giving me their life stories in queues or whatever, I can't say I'm especially friendly to them but I try not to be rude either. I had some crazy lady at the bus stop telling me about how everyone in her family is cursed because they keep getting struck by lightning.

yes... usually to ask them what their last words are b4... you know..off with their head...

i have slight social anxiety, so i dont really like talking to people that much.

No I rather look down on them because most people are trash and I rather not waste my time to distinguish the few exceptions.

Yes, and often. I have a friendly-looking face (or so I've been told) and I'm a woman, so people usually approach me first.

Sweety didnt your parents ever tell you not to do this ?
this is like rule number one when you first come into the world and learn to speak . DONT TALK TO STRANGERS

If a stranger suddenly makes casual conversation with me, I'd be creeped out.

(In my country, people don't randomly chat with people they don't know if unneccessary. They'll only talk if they're work colleagues, they need help, etc)

Yes actually, I'm 18 though I have a friendly and innocent face so people just talk to me randomly, I respond and sometimes the conversation goes for hours and if the person find interesting they say hi everytime they see me, or will randomly talk to me again.

No strangers are bad people

I long as they are not creepy old guys.

it's normal and polite to speak to strangers. Just don't be strange! Seriously your outward friendliness could save someone's life or make them smile for the day or ease their troubles.
Of course try to stay appropriate to the circumstance but not too cliche. Or if you aren't very friendly just say hi and keep on walking or nod your head in acknowledgement.
Just don't let strangers invade your personal space physically back up and or leave.

im trying to approach strangers at the store or public places, not being creepy, but just to interact with other human beings

that's awesomee
i love that quality in people

I'm a bit reserved but when I do talk to strangers, it's usually a positive thing. Although I got talking to someone at a railway station and she confessed to me that she had a human foot in her bag.

And she actually did. She was a student chiropodist and they often get the foot of a cadaver to take home and practice on.

Im quite timid but loads of people come up to me and talk if im walking the dog ect. i just see it as being friend thats normal!

On a 30 minute bus ride through my city I get about 5 guys hitting on me requesting my number, 3 ladies telling me about there life or shopping, and a homeless guy singing a song to me (totally of key)....So it happens all the time. If I ignore these people that would make me a B****...

In real life sometimes..but I'm not one to go out of my way to talk to a stranger like in starbucks say. (unless theyre a got girl)