How often do you engage with a stranger in impromptu/spontaneous conversation?
Genuine Question.
I was standing in the line at CVS, and I turned to the woman who was standing behind me in line waiting as well and said:
"You know those days when you're hungry, so everything sounds good, but at the same time nothing sounds good? What do you get on those days?"
And she said:
"Oh, that's a hard one. If I think about it I guess I usually go for a Chick-fil-A wrap with avocado dressing. That always hits the spot. If you go right now they're probably not even busy because of the time."
So, I said:
"Sounds good. How about I buy you lunch? We're in the same parking lot."
To which she said:
"What happened to normal conversations like this between people? This is how it's supposed to be in the world. Anyway, no but thank you for the offer. I don't have time otherwise I definitely would."
So then it was my turn in line and afterwards I handed her 10 bucks and said well if we can't have lunch together at least have lunch on me. She accepted and we went our separate ways.
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So, her question got me thinking. And, now, I passed the question on to you all. What happened to normal conversations between people? Do you still engage in them?