Talking to strangers as a part of everyday life 30 Articles

by Barbara Basmel

Talking to strangers as a part of everyday life, I think, is unavoidable. No matter what you do, you are bound to speak to someone you do not know. It could be the bus driver, the lady with that cute baby in the pram, the ...read more

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

The Internet allows me to talk to strangers every day. I'm talking to strangers right now. How wonderful it is to log on to this blog site or that and be able to discuss issues with other concerned citizens. Of course, ...read more

by Jacquie Schmall

I do it everyday. I talk with strangers. Sometimes they linger long enough to engage in a conversation with me, and we both have a most satisfying encounter. I have always been inclined to talk with anyone close, whether i...read more

by Jessica Collins

Although I am not the most social person, I enjoy meeting new people and exchanging ideas with a fresh face as much as the next person. However, I do not believe that striking up a conversation with a stranger a few times ...read more

by george chavez

Take a moment and think about the strangers you talk to everyday. Telephone operators are strangers. So are bank tellers. So are policemen. People who wait on you in restaurants, ticket takers, cashiers, repairmen, nurs...read more

by Suzy Charnas

If you don't talk to strangers, how in the world will you ever learn anything new? Or open someone else's mind to ideas and opinions that they haven't encountered before? Americans are self-segregating into tight little ...read more

by Rebecca Pritchard

For whatever reason many strangers feel very comfortable talking to me. Whether it be in a line at the bank, maybe it is when we are both waiting for a table at a local restaurant, it happened once while purchasing auto i...read more

by Barbara Kasey Smith

I can truthfully say, "I've never met a stranger in my life." They may be someone I've never met before but it doesn't take me long to smile and allow them to see that I'm interested in having a conversation with them. I d...read more

by Richard Serra

I have to wonder that perhaps one day talking to strangers will all but cease as we teach our children that under no circumstances talk to a stranger. This is wise, but at the same time denies the child a wealth of new in...read more

by Ann E. Smith

As we go about our daily lives, which are often very busy, we tend to encounter countless strangers. And, these encounters often involve both nonverbal and verbal communications. One way of being mindful of how you treat ...read more

by Raymond Alexander Kukkee

Make an Offer I talk to strangers regularly. I must admit that I do not speak to everyone, but because of my somewhat extroverted nature, I do make a point of talking to many strangers, regardless of who they may b...read more

by Ray Marr

To talk with strangers in the world today is not really any different then it has always been. We are a social species, we talk because it is the one thing to step outside the comfort zone, and the only way, that need can ...read more

by C. C. Greathouse

When I was a child I was told to never talk to a strangers. This is still a good rule for children. Now that I am an adult I feel that I can talk to anyone who approaches me in a kind and gentle manner. Some strangers m...read more

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by Victoria Moss

What is a stranger? It is the unknown and unfamiliar person. It is the one to whom you have never spoken. Probably, you have not even smiled or nodded towards the stranger. There is a barrier between people who are str...read more

by G.B. McBride

STRANGER THAN WHO? Is it O.K. to talk to strangers? There are so many implications to that question that I don't know where to start. I guess that we should start by defining a stranger. What does define a stranger? We...read more

by Christopher Kendalls

It is crucial that you learn to find comfort when talking to strangers on a daily basis. There are a lot of advantages that come with being able to do so with ease. First off people that are very successful and get ahead...read more

by Hannah Rice Myers

Our fear of strangers in today's society is due largely in part to the media. It is impossible for us to not be fearful of speaking to someone we do not know when all that is broadcast is kidnappings, carjackings and murde...read more

by CliftonRoy

Who's The Stranger? I wake up suddenly. I roll over and look at this stranger in my bed. She is staring at me. It is my wife. I say, good morning. She doesn't say a word, just continues staring at me. Strang...read more

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by Rob Kernow

I don't want to live in fear and I don't want to be insular. Neither do any of you or you wouldn't be reading this. Better to be abused by a stranger than by your own mind. We're talking about fear here! I have come to t...read more

by Kristy Dean

I have been talking to strangers for what seems like my whole life. My Mom will tell people about how, at the tender age of four, I befriended the "town drunk". He used to sit on the bench outside of the laundry-mat we use...read more