I'm all for taking the initiative and proactively introducing myself to people. After all, who can say no to my simple and sweet, "Hi?"
It's like the old saying about asking a girl out. She says yes or she says no. If she says no, it's nothing personal but she either can't make it or can't do it just then. Talking to strangers is no different; as a newspaper reporter, I once learned that everyone had a story to tell about themselves and the better reporters were those who found common ground, however superficial, to dig those stories and share them.
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I'm all for taking the initiative and proactively introducing myself to people. After all, who can say no to my simple and sweet, "Hi?"
It's like the old saying about asking a girl out. She says yes or she says no. If she says no, it's nothing personal but she either can't make it or can't do it just then. Talking to strangers is no different; as a newspaper reporter, I once learned that everyone had a story to tell about themselves and the better reporters were those who found common ground, however superficial, to dig those stories and share them.