FabSwingers.com forum: Do you talk to complete strangers

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

"Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

Yes.... and I do random acts of kindness most days too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guilty as charged

Its nice to get a cheery hello, also nice to give one

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

All the time yes. a smile and a hi doesnt hurt does it ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Costs nothing to smile and say hello. xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Costs nothing to smile and say hello. xx"

unless from a sheep

bahhhhh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I often smile at people if out and about but if you start chatting to a pretty woman they think you are trying to pick them up. Maybe its because i am

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

Not just walking down the street but probably would if I was stood at a bus stop or something.

But I went to Key West once and was surprised that almost everyone said hello or something when you walked past them in the street...was lovely

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I do seem to have a lot of conversations with women in Sainsbury's for some reason.

Not so much Asda. I think Asda might be gay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have met some lovely people out and about.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

A lot don't these days. I wonder if we are friendlier and more chatty with strangers because we are swingers?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In London? Are you mad? It's enough trouble trying to avoid eye contact

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive always been like it. My old mom would take me along on her trips out , just so i could natter to all the old dears and pull their legs when they dropped one

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Lived most of my life in the London area and never had any trouble talking to strangers or bidding them good day.

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

I can gab to anyone most of the time.

People moan about the smoking ban but I speak to more people now at the smoking area than I would ever have done before.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absoloutely ! The New World Order and its agenda to break community spirit won't deter us to have values and social skills. Most people smile when the world smiles back. The class system of this nation stinks.

I do find some older members of society are a little paranoid of their generations younger.

The London thing isn,t just the South i find it's big cities as a whole, but you can't tarnish everyone with the same brush.

Peace

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to alot ! Then people just run away or give you that " fuck off" look.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

Fuk-me yes all the bloom'in time,,,,, although since I received my 19th restraining order in as many days,,,, I have curbed it a bit.....

#IreallydontseewhytheymadesuchfussIwasonlybeingfriendly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well when venturing into b,ham city centre i always get an "yow alright" and "come and park ya bum here"

with a friendly smile.

Its good to go home on occasions

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

all the time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always get " get back to your own country"!! Makes me.laugh sometimes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

always

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always find myself talking to complete strangers... but more so at pubs/clubs than in the street. A simple "I'm just popping outside for a ciggie" ends up taking me 20 mins because I always find someone to talk to lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol"

Tsk! Tsk Fabio: stereotyping! Us southerners are not all miserable gits you know!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I talk to everyone, some of the people i class now as good friends have often started with just a friendly hello.

Jay is a londer and cant understand the fact that people actually stop to have conversations in the street lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In London? Are you mad? It's enough trouble trying to avoid eye contact

*Pokes Tra-Mar with pointy stick* Look, I'm trying to convey to the northerners that we're friendly folk...you're NOT helping!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol

Tsk! Tsk Fabio: stereotyping! Us southerners are not all miserable gits you know!

Didnt realize _abio was calling them miserable gits, i certainly wouldnt call jay a miserable git just because hes not used to the idea that people stop and chat.

In the city people are busy, trying to get from a to b as quick as they can at times and also maybe more warery of people, i wouldnt like people to think i thought they where miserable gits cause they didnt stop chatting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lived most of my life in the London area and never had any trouble talking to strangers or bidding them good day."

*Blows Jane a big kiss*

I smile and say good morning to strangers all the time. They smile back and not because I have purple hair!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't make a point of doing so but yes I often do speak with strangers.

Nobody I know me speaks with me so I have to do.

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By *uzi BCouple
over a year ago

SPAIN

Ive done more than spoke to random strangers

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By *uzi BCouple
over a year ago

SPAIN

By the way Hola everyone x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol

Tsk! Tsk Fabio: stereotyping! Us southerners are not all miserable gits you know!

Didnt realize _abio was calling them miserable gits, i certainly wouldnt call jay a miserable git just because hes not used to the idea that people stop and chat.

No...he's saying people would think your touched!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol

Tsk! Tsk Fabio: stereotyping! Us southerners are not all miserable gits you know!

Didnt realize _abio was calling them miserable gits, i certainly wouldnt call jay a miserable git just because hes not used to the idea that people stop and chat.

No...he's saying people would think your touched!

well thats different then

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By *havenangel1Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

I've always done it from a very young age according to my mum. A bit too friendly if you ask some

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In London? Are you mad? It's enough trouble trying to avoid eye contact

*Pokes Tra-Mar with pointy stick* Look, I'm trying to convey to the northerners that we're friendly folk...you're NOT helping!

Poking me with a pointy stick kinda proves my point dontcha think?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do, to fellow dog owners when I am out walking with the dog.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Guilty as charged guv, met some lovely people out n about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A brief exchange of hellos over adjacent washing up bowls at a campsite led to a lasting friendship for me a few years ago.

There are lots of nice people out there who are too shy to break the ice themselves, so go for it. Is anything really bad likely to happen? Possibly but highly unlikely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

always....mainly because im rubbish at remembering faces.....and im never really sure if ive met someone before or not......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the time.

Some of them were on here and are now friends lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In public i do like to but as a guy you have to make sure someone doesn't think you are a psych. A same really but that's society these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lived most of my life in the London area and never had any trouble talking to strangers or bidding them good day."

Scots friend of mine, first time in london, struggling to co-ordinate which tube stations to change at to get to my place innocently asked a woman on the tube where was best to change lines?

He might as well of been talkin to an extra on "Shaun of the Dead", not a word, not a look, or anything.

Told him it was a tad diffrent from home,lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol"

I was in Oxfordshire last week and chatting merrily away at every checkout and being looked at as if I had two heads for doing so, at first. But then when they realise youre not a fruitloop and just friendly the ice soon melts..... it was a weird week dahn saff last week though so can understand the wariness.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"Lived most of my life in the London area and never had any trouble talking to strangers or bidding them good day.

Scots friend of mine, first time in london, struggling to co-ordinate which tube stations to change at to get to my place innocently asked a woman on the tube where was best to change lines?

He might as well of been talkin to an extra on "Shaun of the Dead", not a word, not a look, or anything.

Told him it was a tad diffrent from home,lol."

Maybe she didn't speak English?

London has many Immigrants and visitors who don't speak the language.

Or does that possibility take too much away from your stereotyping of London residents?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lived most of my life in the London area and never had any trouble talking to strangers or bidding them good day.

Scots friend of mine, first time in london, struggling to co-ordinate which tube stations to change at to get to my place innocently asked a woman on the tube where was best to change lines?

He might as well of been talkin to an extra on "Shaun of the Dead", not a word, not a look, or anything.

Told him it was a tad diffrent from home,lol.

Maybe she didn't speak English?

London has many Immigrants and visitors who don't speak the language.

Or does that possibility take too much away from your stereotyping of London residents?

Lived there long enough to,,, just know, yes maybe she was deaf too ?

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By *ngieandMrManCouple
over a year ago

hereford

A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Lived there long enough to,,, just know, yes maybe she was deaf too ?"

Half the Scotsmen I have witnessed on the London Underground have been semi conscious with a half empty can of Special Brew in their hand.....

Ooooooop's......Stereotyping

See how stupid it is to see everyone as being the same?, god forbid the possibility of people being individuals and acting as individuals.

Stereotyping is for those who are too lazy to think for themselves.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its ok till you are in Morrisons and say "nice melons" to another shopper in the fruit and veg section. I would commender nobody else does this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lived there long enough to,,, just know, yes maybe she was deaf too ?

Half the Scotsmen I have witnessed on the London Underground have been semi conscious with a half empty can of Special Brew in their hand.....

Ooooooop's......Stereotyping

See how stupid it is to see everyone as being the same?, god forbid the possibility of people being individuals and acting as individuals.

Stereotyping is for those who are too lazy to think for themselves."

Stereotyping? It was a one off example of something that occured, felt it apt for the subject the thread was intended.

Ok, then most folks from london, love the word stereotyping ohh and genre, lets not forget that bad boy either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

i will talk to anyone but, depending what your talking about, they'd have to talk to me first

but if i was on a train or something and the person next to me started talking id happily chat back, but ive had some people, when trying to make conversation look at me like ive got two heads lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lived there long enough to,,, just know, yes maybe she was deaf too ?

Half the Scotsmen I have witnessed on the London Underground have been semi conscious with a half empty can of Special Brew in their hand.....

Ooooooop's......Stereotyping

See how stupid it is to see everyone as being the same?, god forbid the possibility of people being individuals and acting as individuals.

Stereotyping is for those who are too lazy to think for themselves.

Stereotyping? It was a one off example of something that occured, felt it apt for the subject the thread was intended.

Ok, then most folks from london, love the word stereotyping ohh and genre, lets not forget that bad boy either."

And being presumptuous, seems a lazy easy option too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do it all the time. Why be a miserable fecker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lived there long enough to,,, just know, yes maybe she was deaf too ?

Half the Scotsmen I have witnessed on the London Underground have been semi conscious with a half empty can of Special Brew in their hand.....

Ooooooop's......Stereotyping

See how stupid it is to see everyone as being the same?, god forbid the possibility of people being individuals and acting as individuals.

Stereotyping is for those who are too lazy to think for themselves."

Yes, agree actually, any episodes of The Bill for example on tv,, who's the bad guy, the junkie, the d*unk, yip a scots guy, marvelous.

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By *b430Man
over a year ago

Tayside

Half the Scotsmen I have witnessed on the London Underground have been semi conscious with a half empty can of Special Brew in their hand.....

Sorry, but it couldn't have been Scotsmen you have seen, if it was the can of Special Brew would have been totally empty and not half empty!

It must have been woosy Englishmen who can't handle the strength of it.

PS - Tongue in cheek post, before anyone gets upset

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

offft a scotsman with no kilt on?

Sorry, sterotypical me,,,

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By *b430Man
over a year ago

Tayside

"offft a scotsman with no kilt on?

Sorry, sterotypical me,,,

The Kilt pics are in the private gallery!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

If i am in a good mood in the morning i often say good morning to strangers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A stranger can be a friend you haven't meet yet, so lets keep chatting away.

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By *icboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Have a habit of saying hello to people when out walking. Often get funny looks.

When with my kids they often ask "daddy do you know them" my reply is always, no, but it is always nice to let people know that you are friendly.

I did think that this is a thing that Glasgow folk do, byt I maybe wrong.

I have do it in cities all over best response has been Manchester. People there are quite friendly. Worse London, people look at me as if I was a real nutter, maybe I am.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol"

the geordies are friendlybut i lived in bradford for years and they are like living in london lol.

im a brummie(someone has to be)and find people here really friendly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i plead guilty to doing this.... in fact i think the further north you go, the more you do it...

people in london would think you were bonkers if you did it.. they would probably cross the road to get away from you!!! lol"

How very true.

Most of my relatives are from Sheffield. You can get on a bus and most people will chat away to you, its just the way they are. Thank goodness!

I sometimes get the feeling you could drop down dead in london and people would just step over you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess there's got to be a world called swingers world where these ladies on here live lol!!!

I grew up knowing it's a good ethic to say hi, hello or morning to anyone (Friends and strangers alike), but these days, I get more of ignoring than response and hence I stopped and acted like everyone else around me.

Hence I tend to support this comment;

"I used to alot ! Then people just run away or give you that " fuck off" look."

Mean while you lots here are like strangers to me...

So for a start; Morning forumites, how were your nights?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe just to say hello or wish them a nice day? Like in tesco’s or in passing while walking down the road?

Yes.... and I do random acts of kindness most days too."

I took an old lady across the road - she didn't want to go as it turned out but I shifted her in the end!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yep

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