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blog! “Why is it so hard to chat to people nearby?”
I recently went up to a conference in a city I'd never visited before. As I was sat on the train up, I wondered if any of the other passengers were also going to the conference. It's a bit socially awkward and creepy to go up to a bunch of strangers and interrogate them about […]
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Terence Eden’s Blog · Why is it so hard to chat to people nearby?I recently went up to a conference in a city I’d never visited before. As I was sat on the train up, I wondered if any of the other passengers were also going to the conference. It’s a …
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I suspect a very much western thing. You can't get onto a bus in Turkey without the person next to you asking from where you are and what are you up to...
People are either much more friendly, or much more nosey.