I used to talk to strangers all the time but the convestation would go something like...
"Hello, can I help you...?
They would look away and mumble.
I would say, "I didn't mean to startle you but since you have been drilling a hole in me with your eyes for the last 20 minutes I thought maybe you needed something, now I see you are just rude. Cheers!"
I am so nice, ha?
I found English people, London particularly so difficult, it is one of the reasons that I left. You compliment a stranger and they look at you like you just killed their first born. *L*
Good for her!
Good luck to the 'tube talking' endeavour. I think it is a great idea, don't see it working, but great idea. After 7/7 people were more friendly for a bit, then they got more suspicious and even less friendly. in my experiences.
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Date: 2008-12-11 06:25 pm (UTC)"Hello, can I help you...?
They would look away and mumble.
I would say, "I didn't mean to startle you but since you have been drilling a hole in me with your eyes for the last 20 minutes I thought maybe you needed something, now I see you are just rude. Cheers!"
I am so nice, ha?
I found English people, London particularly so difficult, it is one of the reasons that I left. You compliment a stranger and they look at you like you just killed their first born. *L*
Good for her!
Good luck to the 'tube talking' endeavour. I think it is a great idea, don't see it working, but great idea. After 7/7 people were more friendly for a bit, then they got more suspicious and even less friendly. in my experiences.