Hells Bells - it's happened!!

Myself and a lady I sometimes chatted to at the bus stop both ended up having a little cry, a while back. She had always talked about her son, and I had thought how nice it was that he lived with her and they got on so well. She suddenly blurted out that he is a bully.. then I got upset, so we had a little weep. We're back to just casual chat now.

I always chat to people whilst in queues etc it may be the only interaction with other people that these people get during the day,the worst place I have always found is Doctors Surgeries where most times people don't even look at you I wonder why that is ?

I enjoy chatting to strangers. I got talking to Joe Pasquale's uncle last year!

I have some nice chats with complete strangers in supermarkets particularly but on one occasion I was asked by a woman for a date. DH has never let me forget it.

Join the club!
Nothing wrong with chatting to complete strangers without appearing to be on the pull they might be lonely and welcome a friendly word too

thats normal here ,a friend who moved here from the midlands was astounded when she asked for directions and the driver said jump in hen and I'll take you..not only did he take her he told her abut things to do in the area and waited and brought her back ...lol

Ooh yes. I'm a bus stop bletherer. Most of the check out ladies in our local shops are also very friendly. You can generally judge when someone doesn't want to engage though at least I hope I can!

Kitty round here everyone chats to everyone else, you don't have to be old! I think there must be a bylaw saying it is illegal to ignore others at the main bus stop!

A while back when getting the bus from the nearest city we all stood back to allow a wheelchair and pushchair on the bus first. When the bus moved off a young man asked if anyone knew the football scores from last night, then we all talked about the toddler in the pushchair and as people got off at their stop we all said goodbye and see you later. All the best of friends by the time I got off.

When I go to other areas I have to stop myself smiling and saying hello to others I pass.

No one round here cares if you faff around at the checkout although it used to really annoy me when I was in my lunch break in a city.

Shopkeeper in a local shop looked terrified when, the first time I shopped there, I started blethering about why there was a cardboard tube in my bag while I was trying to stuff my purchases around it.

He's got used to me now. Well.... slightly.