Talking to strangers can make us smarter?
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#2Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count.
> "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers."
Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
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#3That was not an interesting read. The article stretches the information in the title over many pages, links to many studies, but ultimately provides no new insights.
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#4Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count. > "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers." Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
New Orleans dive bars.
It’s a joke how friendly people are and how it’s expected to strike a conversation with your neighbors.
To the point that when picking a spot you might think « no, not this one I need some space »
None are touristy, I live there since 10 years and it’s been a constant.
You don’t made real connection. But a crew of accointanc. In that decade I met one guy that became a close friend. But .. so much people I would wave at and say hi.
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#5Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count. > "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers." Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
I do feel like that after meeting strangers on the road. It's one thing to drive through a country, and another to become part of its community, even if just for a week or two. These places become a lot more than just locations.
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#6Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count. > "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers." Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
In an aeroplane over the sea. I've had some really interesting conversations on flights. I've sat next to a military psychologist, an American who moved to the middle of nowhere in NZ to farm who was self learning python for agri automation, a vicar taking a group of American kids on a religious trip to my home town in the UK at a time when I was feeling especially atheist. And many others, I always try chatting on flights.
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#7Sadly, I grew up in the era of 'Stranger Danger' (this may be a uniquely UK thing, I'm not sure) which advocated entirely the opposite and, imo, discouraged an entire generation from interacting with those they didn't already know.
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#8Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count. > "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers." Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
> What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
In the UK:
a) while queuing b) waiting for public transport that has been horribly delayed
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#9Article says: "Talking to strangers can teach you things, deepen you, make you a better citizen, a better thinker, and a better person. It's a good way to live. But it's more than that. In a rapidly changing, infinitely complex, furiously polarised world, it's a way to survive."
"The study participants who interacted when buying their coffee reported feeling a stronger sense of belonging and an improved mood than those who didn't talk to the stranger."
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#10Apparently what is meant is talking to strangers face to face, i.e. Twitter/HN doesn’t count. > "I like humanity as a whole more because I talk to strangers." Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience? What are some good ways and places you have found to get into conversations with strangers?
I do feel like that after meeting strangers on the road. It's one thing to drive through a country, and another to become part of its community, even if just for a week or two. These places become a lot more than just locations.
I know many people who are much better travelled than I am but lack any real knowledge of the countries they have visited.
I lived in Spain for 3 years, not knowing a word of Spanish at first although many of my wiser friends informed me this wouldn't be a problem because everyone in Spain speaks English!