{"id":18808,"date":"2020-11-30T05:22:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/?p=18808"},"modified":"2020-11-30T05:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:24:21","slug":"have-a-chat-with-a-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/en\/have-a-chat-with-a-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a chat with a stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18808\" class=\"elementor elementor-18808\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f054fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f054fab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4eda0\" data-id=\"7d4eda0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d13491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d13491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We all miss our social contacts. As I work from home and have no colleagues, grocery shopping has become the highlight of my day. <strong>How nice it is to see people!<\/strong><\/p><p>Until recently I have been reluctant to start talking to strangers. But since I dropped this resistance, <strong>I really enjoy talking to someone in person<\/strong> (a whole different experience than on the phone or video call). And on top of that, \u00a0It gives me joy to see the people I talk to actually like our short interaction.<\/p><p>Even though we talk at a safe distance and it\u2019s just small talk, <strong>it makes us both feel good.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Tip for today<br \/><\/strong>Have a chat with a stranger<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cee03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cee03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b698a32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b698a32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eae5bb3\" data-id=\"eae5bb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fe761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55fe761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffbf00;\">It is not always easy to start a conversation.<\/span><\/h4><p>Do you recognise this conversation?\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><em>How are you?<\/em><\/li><li>Good.<\/li><li><em>And you?<\/em><\/li><li>I&#8217;m fine. Thank you.<\/li><li>Painful silence.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Here are some strategies to try out if you don&#8217;t know what to say anymore:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Comment on a &#8211; at that moment &#8211; common subject:<\/strong> the food, the situation, the location, the weather. But keep it on the positive side! Unless you can be hilariously funny, the first time you come into contact with a person is not a good time to complain. I know what I am talking about. Read my story below.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Talk about something of general interest<\/strong>. An acquaintance scans the VRT news app just before he goes somewhere where he might need to have a chat. He is then very proud to be able to say that <em><em><em>&#8216;Biden gets the same confidential information as Trump&#8230;&#8217;.<\/em><\/em><\/em><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-20x10.jpg 20w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Blogfotos-week-30-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/li><li><strong>Ask open questions that cannot be answered with one word<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example &#8220;<em><em>What are your strategies in Corona times? I would love some tips!&#8221;<br \/><br \/><\/em><\/em><\/li><li>If you ask a question that can be answered in one word, <strong>ask a follow-up question<\/strong> <strong>instead of giving your own information<\/strong> as the answer. If you ask: &#8220;Do you have children?&#8221; you might then ask: &#8220;Tell me about them\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>Ask questions to get to know the person better.<\/strong> &#8220;What are your hobbies? &#8220;What are you interested in?\u201d \u201cwhy are you here?\u201d<\/li><li><strong>React to what a person says<\/strong>. If they are joking, even if it is not very funny, try to laugh. If they tell you some news, respond surprised&#8230;.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Good luck, who knows what or who you will discover!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ea4599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ea4599\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-550531a\" data-id=\"550531a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b8541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7b8541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-14x20.jpg 14w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/365smiles.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-1.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1189f\" data-id=\"cf1189f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7828a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7828a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>During my afternoon walk, \u00a0I saw an older man working in his garden. It was rather a drizzly day, gray, rain, wind. Not really winter, not really autumn.\u00a0<\/p><p>In a positive mood, full of good courage, and even more good intentions I used this as a conversation starter : \u201c<em>Good afternoon, Bad weather today huh<\/em>?\u201d<\/p><p>The man (who didn&#8217;t know me) gave me a sermon for minutes! I was nailed to the ground! <br \/>That I shouldn&#8217;t be so negative. That we had had a beautiful summer and have no right to fuss about the weather now. That all people were the same, always complaining, grumbling. That next time I had to think first when I commented on the weather. It was autumn, what else could I expect? 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