How Have You Started A Conversation With A Stranger of Opposite Gender While Travelling - Quora

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Don'tgivelinksofwebsiteswhichgiveideasonthis.Pleasetellifyouhadan
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Ihavequiteafewstoriestoshare!:)Ilovetravelling,andIbelievethat
meetingnewpeoplehelpsenrichmytravellingexperiences.Herearea
fewinstanceswhereIhavestuckupconversationswithrandomstrangers(of
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1)IwassittingoutsideamonestaryinLadakh.Aguysatabout1.5metres
away,readingabook.Icouldn'trecognisethescript,andsoIaskedhim.And
that'showourconversationstarted.DidiwasfromIsraelandthiswashis
secondtriptoIndia.Alittlewhilelater,someotherIsraelisjoinedin.Ireally
enjoyedmytimewiththem,andIgottolearnquiteabitabouttheircountry.
Andincaseyouarewondering,thebookwaswritteninHebrew.:)
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2)IwasinaBangkokhotel,andwasheadingdownforbreakfast.Imettwo
guysbythelift,andweallexchangedpleasantries.Afterbreakfast,Iwentto
thepoolarea.Afewminuteslater,theyalsocameover.Isaid,"Ohhey,good
morningagain!"Andtada,westartedtalking.Thesetwowerefrom
Germany,JuanandRichard.Theyshowedmeavideoofamusical
woodenfrogtheyhadboughtadayback.Iloveditsomuch,Igotonefor
myselfthatveryevening.Ikeepitinmylivingroom.Italwaysremindsmeof
them.:)
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3)IwasclickingphotosattheWagahBorderinAmritsar.IsawanIndian
soldierwalkingtowardsme,andIquicklycaughthimoncamera.Imumbleda
thankyou,andhepolitelynoddedback.Ileft.Nextday,Iwenttothe
JallianwalaBaghandtomysurprise,hewasthere.Herecognisedmetoo!We
talkedforabit,andhetoldmethatheisasoldieroftheIndianAirForce.
Weclickedmorephotos,andlaterbecamefriendsonFacebook.Hisparents
usedthephotosIhadclickedtofindhimabride!Andguesswhat?Hegot
marriedtwoweeksback,andheinvitedmetohiswedding!:)Unfortuately,I
couldn'tmakeit.
Asyou'llnotice,Idon'tfinditveryhardtostrikeupconversationswithfellow
travellers.Andtheirgenderdoesn'tmakemuchofadifferencetome.Ihave
storiesaboutwomentravellerstoo.:)Therearenohardandfastrulestobe
followed.Asmile,afriendlyhiandatadbitofcuriousitycangoalong
way.Ifyourintentionisright,inalllikelihoodyou'llgetfriendlyresponses
frommosttravellers.Peoplewillbehappytochatandsharestories.However,if
yougetthefeelingthattheotherpersonisnotinterested,thennevereverpush
it.Justkeeptoyourself.
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Ihopeyourconfidencegrowssothatyoucanmeetsomeamazingpeople
whiletravelling.Icertainlyhave,andIhavelovedeverybitofit!Goodluck!:)
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KeshavBimbraw,There'snothingbetterthanagoodconversation.
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Yeah,andIlovedit.
IwasontheSwissAirlines,atIGI,NewDelhi(16thJuly,2015,midnight),on
somethinglikeasolobusinesstrip(anacademicconference,Idon'tknowhow
shouldIputthat,triporwhat?).AndIstartedconversationwithaverynice
girl,whowasastudentatUToronto,andshehailedfromGurgaon.Andthe
firstthingItoldherwasthat'Iamlonely.ThisisthefirsttimeI'mtravelling
lone.Letalonetoaforeignland.Iamsupernervous,andIdon'tknowhow
willIbeabletomanagestuff,so,pleasehelpme,withthisflightstuff.'
Ifsomerandomguywould'vetoldmesomethinglikethisIwould'vesaid
Whaaat?But,shewasverycalm,shetalkedtome,mademefeelcomfortable,
andIstillremember,Igotveryscaredwhentheflighttookoff(Notthatitwas
forthefirsttimeIwasonaplane,butyeah,Ididn'tknowwhatwasaheadfor
me,andIwasreallyconsideringsomethinglikecancellingeverythingand
goingbackhomeParentsdidn'tprovideappropriatefeedback,somoralewas
low,verylow).Wetalkedforsometime,andIbidhergoodbye,inZurich,
withoutevenaskingforacontact(Istillregretthat).
Letusjumpto19thofJuly,2015.
IhadtogofromZurich,SwitzerlandtoColmar,Alsace,France,andIhadto
changetrainsatBaselStation.So,yeah,Iwasbored,andagrandmother
granddaughterduocameandquicklytookoutapackofcards.IthoughtI
amboredtodeath,now,fortheupcoming50minutes,Idon'twanttojust
watchtheirfaces.Iwantedtotalk.
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So,Istartedaconversation(Parlezvousanglais?).Isawsomesheetsof
westernclassicalmusicinherbag,andIaskedherHey,doyouplay?Shesaid
yes.AndthenItoldmyname,shetoldhername.Surprisingly,thegirl'sname
wasUmaLakshmi(Iwaslike,wow!),shewasFrench,but,hermotherhad
learnedIndianastrologyandwasIndophile(It'ssad,weIndiansdon'tvalue
whatwehave,tryingtobecomelikewesterners,whilewesternersareamazedat
theculturalandspiritualwealthIndiabeholds).Umatoldmethathermother
canpredict50yearsusingherIndianastrologyskills.
Then,Itoldmadethemlistensomeofmy(sitar)musicrecordings,andthey
reallyappreciatedit.Then,theyofferedmesomethinglikeachewinggum,to
whichIenquired,whetheritwasvegetarian,towhichtheyasked,areyouone.
TheyaskedmeforthereasonTowhichIrepliedCompassionandlovefor
everylivingbeing.Theyappreciatedit.Itoldthemit'saculturalthing.
Then,thebestpart,IhadsomeKhattaMeetha(Haldiram)Ihadpurchased
fromIGI,NewDelhi,justafewminutesbeforemyflight.Iofferedthemthat,
andGod!TheywerelikeWow!Weloveit.Thegrandmacouldn'tresistit,she
toldmeit'saddicting.Then,Itoldthemtocallmyhost(whowasaFrench
lady,andshecouldn'tspeakEnglish,andIcouldn'tunderstandFrenchthat
well,also,Ihadnosim)).Theycalledher.
Andthenwedeparted(Itoldthemingerman,DankeSchon,SiekennenZu
Lernen).Ilovedit,50minutesjustflew.
Thatwas19thofJuly,2015.
Then,Ihadanotherinterestingconversationwith'memberofoppositesex'(Is
itevenimportantifthepersonisoftheoppositeorthesamesex?).Itwas25th
ofJuly,2015,IwasabouttodeparttoZurichairport,fromatramstopin
Opfikon,Zurich.Justwhen,justtostrikeaconversation,Iaskedaladywho
wascarryingroughlythesameamountofstuffasmyself.Iaskedher
EntschuldigenSie,bitte.SprechenSieEnglisch?ShesaidSorry,English
Please(IsaidThankGod!AtleastsomeEnglishperson.).Shetoldmeshewas
fromRussia.AndthatshevisitedKerela34yearsago,withhersons.Isaid
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Ah!Forthatonceinalifetime'exotic'experience.Shegiggledandsaid,shehas
beentheretwice,andshetoldmesheworksinthemedicalsector,askedmeifI
washereforbusinessorpleasureIsaid,kindabusiness(Iwastherefora
conferenceandsomemeetingatETH,Zurich).Wetalkeduntilwereachedthe
airport,shetoldmewheretogo(Zurichairportishuge).It'sstrange,wetalked
fornearlyhalfanhour,butIfeltasifwe'vejuststartedtalking,Imean,she
seemedlikealonglostfriendorsomething.Itwasawesome.
Indevelopedcountries,especiallyinEurope(peacefulplaces,whereracismis
not'that'prevalent,andyougettoknowwhathospitalityandservicewitha
smilereallymeans,unlikeinIndia),yeah,youcanstrikeconversationswith
randomstrangers,nearlyeveryday,IusedtodoiteverydayinSwitzerland
(Frenchpeople,especiallyinAlsaceregion,(nooffenseintended),areabit
chichchad(yeah,thehindiword)).
Itwasneveraboutwhatrace,creed,ethnicity,colorthestrangerwas,Ienjoyed
eachandeveryconversation,therewasnohostility.It'snotlike,you'retalking
toagirlinmetrohere,andpeoplestartstaringyouasifyouareBappi
Lahiri .Therewerenostaresthere,though,Iwastheoddoneout.Iagree
withClaireJ.Vannette,There'snoreasontoovercomplicateit.
So,yeah,justthreeofthemanyconversationsIhadwithstrangersofopposite
sex(okay,I'mnowhatingthisoppositesexthing)whiletravelling.
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WellIstartedaconversationwithastrangeroftheoppositesexwhileIwas
travellingtoChennaifromMumbaiforofficialworkbuttheguytookatrollon
me!
Sothestorygoeslikethis:
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Thishappenedcoupleofmonthsback,whenIwas
travellingfromMumbaitoChennaiforaboardmeeting.
Igaveasighofrelief,assoonasIenteredtheACcoachofmytrain.One
minutelateandthetrainwouldhaveleft.Well,thecontentmentofgettinginto
thetrainwasintensifiedasIsawanextremelygoodlookingandwellgroomed
boyofmyageinthesamecompartment.Myheartskippedabeat.Iflooks
couldkillthenitwashis!
AfterkeepingmyluggageItriedtobecomfortablebutthenaughtymewas
thinkingoftalkingtothathandsomeyoungman.Witha'Ihaveacool
attitude'accent,Itoldhim,"Hello!Ilikethebookyouarereading".Hegaveno
signofbeinginterested.Ithoughtmaybeheistooengrossedinreading,letme
tryonceagain.Buttherewasnoreplythistimetoo.Thenhelookedupand
gavemeablanklook.Ithought,"whatcrap!Leaveit.Idon'tcareifhedoesn't
talk".
Itookupmybookandstartedreadingit.WithinaminuteIsawapieceof
paperbeingpushedtowardsme.Iliftedupmygazetoseetheboygivingmea
chit.Itookthechitthatread,''Iseethatyouaretryingtotalktome,butIam
deafandmute.ifyoudon'tmindcanwecommunicateviathischit.''Iwas
astounded,suchahandsomeboydeafandmute.Whyisgodsobrutaland
whythisinjustice?MyeyeswereturningmistybutIcontrolledmyselfand
wrotesomethingonthechittomakehimcomfortable.Hetoldmehewouldbe
gettingdownonestationaftermine.Theremainingonehourheaskedmesilly
questionslike,"whatwouldyoudoifyouhadtojumpinawellorfire?''I
replied,"Iwouldratherjumpinwater.Theremaybechancesofsurvival".
Thenheaskedme''Whatcamebefore,chickenoregg?''Ipatientlyrepliedto
allhisstupidquestionsthinkinghisthinkingprocesswasalsoprobably
impaired.Butthoseinnocentlooksleftanundeniablemarkonmyheart.
Asthetrainapproachedmystation,Igotuptogetdown,hehandedmeovera
chitandpleadedthatIreadthechitaftergettingdown.Ibidadieutotheboy
withathousandunansweredquestions.
ThefirstthingIdid,aftergettingdownwastoopenthechit.Itread,"Iam
sorrytosaythatIamneitherdeafnormuteIamdoingacourseon
PSYCHIATRY,andwantedtohavesomepracticalexperience.youhaveproved
tobeaexcellentspecimentohowamanreactswhenfacedwithunusual
situations.''AndhisP.S.read''ImustalsoaddthatIamagraphologistand
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youneedtoimproveyourhandwriting.''
Mymouthwasopenforatleast2minutes.Idon'tknowforhowmuchtimeI
stoodontheplatformspeechless,butIcoulddistinctlyhearmyheart
shatteringintomillionpiecesonaconcreteplatform.)
WellIalreadyansweredthison''Whatarethesomebesttrainconversations''.
I'lldeletethisanswer,ifthisisagainstQuorapolicy!
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SanKumar,www.dayandnight.in
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Manytimes,andit'salotoffun.I'veevenexchangedemailsfrompeopleI've
metonaplane:)
HereisoneconversationIcanneverforgetthough.Imetthisratherbeautiful
girlfromUSwhowastravelingwithherfatherinNepal.IwasinPokhrawitha
friendtolearnparaglidingandthat'swhereImetthem.Shewasquite
adventurousandtoldmeabouthertravelbugandhowshelovestotravelthe
world.IaskedherifshehadbeentoIndiaandshesaid"yes,veryrecently".
Anyway,afterwetalkedforsometimeandclickedsomepicstogether,I
casuallyaskedherthatofallhertravelswhathasbeenthescariestplaceshe
haseverbeento..ShetoldmeaboutherrecenttripstoAfricasoIwas
expectingtohearsomeadventurousreplylikeJungletrekorsomething..
Anyway,heranswerwasthemostsurprisingandsadthingI've
heardinalongtime.
ShetoldmethatherscariestexperiencehasbeenhervisittoNewDelhi(my
hometown).Callitnaivebutsheand3ofherfriends(allgirls)madeplansto
traveltoIndiaanditturnedouttobethebiggestnightmareoftheirlives.I
don'trememberthefulldetailsbutIdorememberthatallfourofthemwere
stalkedandsomepeopleharassedthemuntilshehadtocallherDadtocome
rescuethemfromthere.Iguessweweretalkingaboutdifferentkindofscary,
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butthatwasprettymuchtheendofit.Ifeltreallyawkwardtalkingtoherafter
this.SomehowIfeltpersonallyresponsiblethatsomethinglikethishappened
toherandherfriends,Idon'tknowwhy?
I'veoftenseentaxiwalasharrasingforeignerandpeoplefleecingthembutit
wasthefirsttimeIrealizedwhataharrowingexperienceitcanbeforsomeone
notusedtothis.Now,wheneverIseesomeonebuggingforeignersinCP,I
usuallygooutofmywaytohelpthem,orguidethem.
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Itravelalotandmostlyalone.Soit'salwaysnicetomeetpeoplealongtheway
whoyoubecomefriendswithyou.GenerallyIseeifthepersonwantstotalk.
Youshouldnotinterruptsomeoneespeciallyiftheyaredoingsomethinglike
readingandlisteningtomusic.
Itisalwaysgoodtostartwithintroducingyourselforyoucanaskasimple
questionlikewherehe/sheisfrom.Asmanypeoplehavepointedout,over
thinkingonlycomplicates.Startwithsmalltalkandgraduallyyoumightfind
outsomecommoninterestsorpointsoftravel.AlsoIamgenerallylookingfor
backpackerswithsimilartravellocations.Alwayshelpstoreducetheexpenses
plusyoumakeatravelbuddy.:)
OnetimetravelingfromBerlininatrain,Iwassittingwithagirlmyage.She
wasreadingtheEnglishversionofTheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy.This
issomethingnotverycommoninGermanywhereIhaveseenpeopleread
booksinnativelanguage.AftersometimeshestoppedandIjustcasuallysaid
helloandaskedwherehewasfrom.ShesaidGermanyandImentionedI
haven'treallyseenmanypeoplereadingEnglishbookshere.Soweendedup
chattingandturnsoutwewereheadingatthesameplace.Westayedtogether
untiltheendofthetripandIendedmakingupanicefriend.:)
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AniketAlshi,exploreplaces,explorepeople
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IwasinauniversityatNewYorkandduringmylastsemester,Iwas
interviewingwithfewcompaniesforjobsinbayarea.Duringonesuch
interviewprocess,thecompanyhadarrangedformyflightfromNewYorkJFK
toSanFranciscoforanonsiteinterview.
UsuallyIliketotakeanapduringflightasitisverycozyandcalmintheplane
oncethelightsgoout,especiallyifyouaretravellingatnight.Butthistime,as
Iwasabouttofallasleepafteranicemeal,Igotuncomfortablewithoverhead
lightturnedonbygirlsittingnexttome.Ilookedovertoseewhatshewas
doing,turnsoutthatshehadatabletcomputerandshewasengrossedin
readingsomethingonit.
Itriedtosleepbylisteningtosomesongsonmymusicplayerbutthanksto
lightaboveme,allmyattemptswentinvain.Iheardthegirlpronouncing
sometechnicalwordswhichwerefamiliartomeIamfromcomputerscience
backgroundandthoseweretypicalcomputerjargon.SoIlookedoverand
realizedthatshewassolvingsomeproblem.
Afterthis,Iinitiatedthediscussionandaskedher"Hey,Inoticedthatyou
arereallytryinghardtosolvesomeproblem.IwaswonderingifIcanbeofany
help".Herreaction"Ohthatssoniceofyou,butIthinkIamfine."
Afterhearingthis,Iwentbacktolisteningsongs.Withinfewminutes,shetold
methatshewassorryforbeingrudebutsheistryingtosolveaquizon
computerswhichherprofessorwantstobedonebynextdayandshecannot
takeanyoneshelpforthatmatter.SoIhadanideaItoldherIamfrom
computersbackgroundandIcanhelpheroutincomingtothesolutionrather
thangivingouttheanswersdirectly.
Whilediscussingproblemsonherquiz,weeventuallystartedtalkingabout
otherthingslikeuniversity,classes,hobbiesandIlearnedthatshewasfrom
Ukraine.Iwassittinginamiddleseatandshewasatwindowseat.Withall
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lightsoutintheplane,itwasonlytheoverheadlightonherseatturnedonand
Icouldseeherreflectioninthewindow.Shewascharmingandindeedvery
beautiful.Weendedupdiscussingalotaboutourculture,futureaspirations,
careeretc.Irealizedshewasnotonlysmartbutalsoverykindandhumble.It
takesabout6hoursforadirectflightfromNYtoSFandIdidn'trealized
wherethetimeflewby.ItoldherthatifImanagedtogetajobinbayarea,we
cancatchupsometimeandweevenexchangedemailsonpaper.
Afterfewdays,whenIreceivedanofferfromthecompany,IthoughtIwilltell
thegoodnewstoher.But....Icouldnotfindthepaper.:(Itwasgone.Istill
rememberhowcharmingshewas.ButIguessitwasnotmeanttobeforever,it
wasjustmeantforthattime.
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LonginterestingstoryAhead:D
IndianRailwaysarealwaysknownfortheirseatavailability.Previouslineisa
joke.IhadtogotoDelhifrompune.S oithoughtofboardingtrainfrom
Mumbai(Panvel).
Asusualitriedforlasttimeticketsandigotticketwhichhadawaitinglist11.
AtfinalmomentsticketsgotintoRAC(Itmeansyouwillhavetoshareberth
withsomeone).Nowiboardedtrain.ThetrainwasgoingfromGoatodelhi.I
searchedformyberthno.Foundthereabeautifulgirlsitting.Nowiwas
confusediaskedherberthnumbershetoldme56.Myberthnumberwasalso
56.Igotconfusedandtoldherthat56ismine.Shetoldmethat56ishers.
Nowiaskedherforticketandifoundshehadadifferenttypeofticketwhichi
hadneverseen.Soipumpedupmychestandinordertoshowherthatiam
veryexperiencedtravelerandknowsthepeoplewhotrick.Itoldhertogetoff
fromtheseat.Therewasafamilyinneighboringberths.
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Iconsideredthatgirltooneoftheirfamilymembers.Andtomysurprisethey
thoughtthatiamtroublinganablahnaari(damselindistress).sotheystart
takingherside.Itoldthemthatthisismyberth.Theyrefusedtoaccept.Soi
thoughtthatishouldnotsayanything.IshouldjustwaitforTC(Ticket
collector)andlethimdothetalking.fortunatelyTCcameandcheckedmy
ticketandtoldmeandthatgirlthatyoubothwillhavetosharetheberth.
Nowtill2minutesagoyouwereenemiesandnowyoubothhavetosharea
berth.itwasawkward.becausethepeopleinfrontberthwerelookingatme
likewehaveourfirstweddingnight.Alleyeswereonme.ijustsatthere30
minutesacquiringonly10%ofberthspace.andididnotevenmovemylegs.
After1hourirealizedthatthejourneyisof24hoursandicannotsitinone
positionfor1hourleaveaside24hours.soisatmorecomfortably.
Nowmeandthatgirlweresittinginfrontofeachotherandwewerenot
lookingateachother.becausewewereinheavyconfrontationaldiscussion
regardingberth.Nowwheneverthetrainwillpassthroughtunnelorareawith
lowlight.webothwilltrytohavealookateachother.whenitwillcomeinwell
litareaswewouldpretendtoignoreeachother.soataround9:30pminnight
ithoughtthiswillnotwork.Soitookthechargeandaskedherwhereisshe
going.sherepliedmeNewDelhi.Tomydismaynowiwasverysurethatnext
24hoursiwillhavetospendwiththatgirl.
Nowthegirl'sphonebatterywasverylowsosheaskedmetomonitorherbag
whilesheischargingherphoneatadistantplugintrain.Iobligednowthe
momentisawhergoingilayedonthewholeberth.Shechargedherphonefor
almost25minutesandcameback.Onseeingmelyinglikeakingontheberth
whichweweresupposedtoshareshelaughed.Iquicklygotupandlefther
halfpeiceofseat(itwasaround10:00pm).Nowsheaskedmewhatido....and
westartedhavingabitofchitchat.SheisstudyinginacollegeinGoaandshe
isgoingtoattendmarriageofhercousinandhowshehadawaitinglist
number10insamecoach.Itoldhermyinterests,bikingtrips,trekkingtrips,
adventuretripsetc.Shealsotoldmeaboutherpaintinginterests,whatshe
thinksaboutmarriagescollegelife,Shetoldmeaboutgoabeaches,partiesand
allotherthings.westartedchatting10pminnightanditcontinuedtill4:00
aminthemorning.Wewereawestuckandourchemistrywasamazing.nowat
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4:10amithoughtofsleeping...soiaskedher...."youarenotsleepy?"sherepied
"iamnot".butreluctantlyiaskedhertohaveasleep.isleptlikeacrazypig
andat8:00AminmorningiheardGudmorningfromher.Shewasquite
excitedandiwaslikeasleeplesspig.Soireliedgoodmorningandagainfell
asleepiwokeupataround10AMandafterthatwestartedchattingagain.At
qround5:00pmthetrainreacheddelhi.Inthemeantimewechattedabout
everythingonthisplanet.Shewasverygenuineandverynicelady.Nowwhile
goingthebiggestquestionwhichcomeinaboysmind....shouldiaskher
number.....ididnotaskhernumber.....maybebecauseofstupidsharukhtype
movies....wherefatemakethemmeetagain.
Ideboardedthetrainandsawhergoingtodifferentsideofplatformgoingfor
exit.:|
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KiranJayBablaRequestBio
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Ifeelliketravellingspeedsuptimelikedoggyyearsyoudosomuchinsolittle
time,butparticularlywhenitcomestorelationshipswiththeothersex...Well,
thethingsthatyouwouldnormallytakemonths/yearstocommitto,aredone
withindaysorweeksoftravelling!
Here'sabetterexampleofwhatImean:afterhowlongwouldittaketogetto
knowsomebody,startdating,thendecidetogoawayonholidaytogether?
Probablyatleastafewmonths,no?Ifyoujumpedintothatfromthegetgo,
she'dprobablythinkyouweredesperateandneedy.Whichisalltrue,butyou
don'twanthertoknowthatstraightaway,nowdoyou?
Well,IoncetravelledtoThailandalone.OnthefirstdayarrivinginBangkok,
Isawagirlstrugglingwithhersuitcasedownaflightofstairs.Beingthe
artificialgentlemanIam,Iswoopedinwithoutaword,grabbeditand
droppeditoffattheendofthestaircaseforher.
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Likeasilenthero,Ididn'tevenlookather,Ijustsmiledandwalkedaway.5
minuteslater,herfriendcamerunninguptome.InathickThaiaccentshe
said'myfriendthinkyouverynice.Shewantyounumberok?'.Alotof
thoughtsracedforasecondbeforeIreplied,'Yeah.Whynot?'
Itookhernumber,startedtextingher(andtobefair,didalittlebitof
Facebookstalkingtojusthavealittlechecktoseeifshewasn't...youknow...
yeah...whateveryouguysarethinking...)andwewentoutforamealthenext
evening.
DuringthemealIrealisedshedidn'tspeakEnglishtoowell,butenoughto
haveaverysimpleandsweetconversation.So,Ijusttoldher'I'mtravellingto
Krabialonetomorrow,wouldyouliketojoinme?'withthehopethatifshe
thoughtIwastooforward,shemightattributeittothefactIwasEnglish,and
'that'sjustwhatEnglishmendo,Iguess'.
(SIDENOTE:That'salwaystheplussideoftravellingabroad,youcanget
awaywithanythingandblameitonculturedifferences,ha!)
Lowandbehold,shesaidyes!Itextedhermyflightdetailslateranddidn't
hearfromhertheentirenight.Havingbeingslylyrejectedbeforehand(that's
anotherstory),Ihadverylowexpectations.Seeingasshehadn'trepliedorlet
meknowifsheabsolutely100%coming,Ididn'thavemyhopesup.
Waitingfortheflightonlyminutesbeforeboarding,Ihadtherealisationthat
'ofcourseitwastoogoodtobetrue,youidiot!'.Untilalmostinstantly,asifto
burstthethoughtbubbleabovemyhead,Iheara'Kiran!'Iturnaroundtosee
agorgeousThaigirlwavingaplaneticketinherhand.Wow.
ShewasontheplanetoKrabiwithme!Wekayaked,swam,ate,danced,did
thestuffyoudo,suntanned,rockclimbed,drankandlivedliveslikepretend
millionairesfor5days.
IhavetosaywhileI'mnotprejudice,Inaturallymadesomestereotypesasto
whethershejustlikedmebecauseIwas,inhereyes,youknow,akinda...
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healthywealthyEnglishman(Read'acollegestudentlivingoffTescoPizzain
ordertopayfortripstoThailand'barelyevenEnglishEnglishman.).SoI
assumedImighthaveto,justmaybe...pay...for...allofhermealsandactivities
andeverythinginbetween.Ohwell,it'snottooexpensive,'it'sThailand!!'I
thought.Butturnedoutshedidn'tfitthebillofthesteretype,andrefused
outrighttoletmepayforanythingofhers!Iwasinplussideofthebank
heaven.
Wewerelikeamarriedcouplefor4daysbeforesheflewbacktoBangkok.
Itwasparadise,likesomethingoutofamovie.Justthinkaboutitthough!
Aftera1hourconversationastrangerjoinedmeonanadventurethat'dtakes
mostcouplemonthstodecidetocommitto.
Itwassosurreal,untilIfoundoutweekslatershehadaboyfriendandwas
cheatingonhimforthe5days.Ohwell,Iguesstheburdenisonher.
Tothisdayit'sstillthebestrelationshipI'veeverhad.Shortenoughtonotbe
botheredbyeachother'sdifferences,butlongenoughtobeofsubstancetocall
itarelationshipofsomesorts.
Gohelptheladieswiththeirsuitcases,lads.
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TimNummyRequestBio
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Isneezed...
...andsoitbegan.
IdecidedtospendmynewyearseveinTimesSquare,NYtoscratchonemore
thingoffthebucketlist.AfterthecelebrationIwastakingthetrainoutofthe
citybacktowhereIwasstayingforthefewdaysIwasthere.WhenIfirstgot
onthetrainIwastiredandcoldandfoundapairofemptyseatswhichI
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promptlyclaimed.Asthetrainproceededthroughthenextseveralstops,more
andmorepeoplegotonandemptyrowswerehardertofind.Ablondegirl
aroundmyagedecidedtositnexttomegivenalltheoptionsavailableatthe
time.Wesatinsilenceforseveralstopsuntilmynosestartedtickling.
ThenIsneezed.
Shesaid"blessyou"whichIthoughtwasunusualfortheNewYorkstereotype
tobeginwith,nottomentionheraccentwasimmediatelyapparent.Isaid
thankyouandfolloweditupbyaskingherifshewasinTimesSquareforthe
balldropaswell.TurnsoutshewasanexchangestudentlivinginNewYork
forthepastfewmonths.Theconversationcontinueduntilitwearrivedatmy
stopanditwastimetopartways.Ihappenedtohaveabusinesscardformy
photographyonhandwhichIgaveherasameanstogetincontactwithme.
Shelaterconnectedwithmeonsocialmediaandvisitedmyhomecityonthe
waythroughduringaroadtripacrossthecountryseveralmonthslater.
Thatwasalmosttwoyearsagoandwe'vebeenkeepingintouchdespitethe
timedifferencebetweentheUSandEuropeandhavesincedevelopedapretty
goodfriendship!
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JonGroubert,NewYorker,lawyer,alwaysverycurious
2.9kViews
Sure.IusedtodothisprettyoftenwhenIwasastudentinmytwenties
travellingontrainsinEurope.OnetimeIwastravellinginGreeceandImeta
coupleofgirlsfromBritainonthetrainsittingnearme.I'veforgottenifthere
arecompartmentsonGreektrains,oriftheyjusthaveopenseatingthroughout
thecar.Obviously,it'smucheasiertotalktosomeone,anyone,enteringthe
samecompartmentyou'realreadyin.
IwassoenamoredofoneofthemshewastotallycuteandIdidn'thave
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enoughtimewiththewaythetrainswererunningtogettowhereIhad
wantedtogo,thatIwentbackwiththemtoCorinthtoshowthemaround,
eventhoughIhadjustbeentheremyselfacoupleofdaysbefore.Weallstayed
inthesamelittlehotelthatIhadjuststayedin.AtdinnerinCorinth,Igotinto
averyheateddiscussionabouttherelativemeritsofoursocialsecuritysystems
intheUSandBritain.Eventhoughwewereveryanimatedandpassionatein
ourarguung,Ireallywantedtojustreachacrossthetableandplantakisson
her.Unfortunately,thatdidn'thappen.
ThenwetravelledbacktoAthens.Wewenttothereallygreatantiquities
museumtherebeforeseparating,asIhadtocatchmyflightbacktoLondon,
whereIwasstudyinglawabroadfromtheUS.
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MichelleThorp,expectthebest,bepreparedfortheworst,fuckwhat
othersthinkanddoyou...
5.1kViews
MichelleThorp
Iactuallyprefertalkingtomales,theremoreonmylevel,femalestendtopiss
meofftooquickly.It'salittlejudgementalofmebutItgoesfullcircle
apparently.
AfewmonthsagoIwasonBART,overthinkingwhereIwasgettingonand
off,tryingtofigureoutthemapasitwasmy2nddayinSanFrancisco.
BasicallyItotallyconfusedmyself,soIjustballzedupandcasuallyaskedthe
guysittingacrossfromme,inanoverlycockyyetquizzicalmanner(isthat
evenacombo?)
"canIaskyouastupidquestion,amIgoingtherightwaytogettoX?"
Hesmiledatmypuzzlementandreplied
"IhopesobecauseI'mgoingtothesameplace"
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andfromtherewestartedconversingaboutgeneralthingsakamyaccent
haha,beingaforeignerishonestlyoneofthebestexcusestotalktoarandom
thatI'veusedtodate,thatorifsomeonehasacutepuppyinapark.Alwaysa
ladykiller.
ButIfindacommonalityintheareaandjustmakeacausalstatementtothe
individualaboutit.Itcomesofffarmorenatural,Ialsohaveworkedinretail
for9yearssoI'mslightlymoreadaptandhavelittleissuetalkingtoanyone.
Yeahitisstillisawkward,but..
Fakeittillyoumakeit.Noshit,fakeconfidenceandyouwillbeconfident.
Don'tworry,andjustbeawesome.
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ClaireJ.Vannette,Nonviolentcommunicator
5.6kViewsClairehas350+answersinInterpersonalInteraction.
I'mstillfriendswithtwoguysImetatahostelin2001.AsIrecall,the
conversationopenerwassomethingalongthelinesof,"Hi,whereareyou
from?"There'snoreasontoovercomplicateit.
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ErikFair,SoftwareEngineer,Investor,skier.
2.2kViews
MostoftenIstartconversationswithrandompeopleI'msittingnexttoon
publicconveyancesbyaskingquestionsaboutanythingI'mcuriousabout(i.e.
mycuriosityinitiallydrivestheconversation):whatthey'recarryingorreading
orwearing,withintheboundsofpropriety.Iendeavortobesensitiveto
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whetherthey'reinterestedinconversationornot,andceasefurtherinquiry
whentepidresponseindicatesalack.
Ioncehadaveryinterestingconversationonaairplanewithayoungladyin
UnitedStatesNavy(USN)uniformwhowaspartoftheengineroomcrewona
nuclearAircraftCarrier.
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ChakradarRajuRequestBio
3.8kViews
IcanseethattheOPisIndianmale,alsothefactthatyou'veincluded
"oppositesex"inquestion,I'mgoingtoassumeyou'reintrovertedsinglemale,
whoisanxioustalkingtofemales.
Firstofall,thesituationthatyouhavedescribedcan'tbebettertostarta
conversationwithagirl.Youstartsomeconversation,itgrowsawkwardsoon,
noproblem,youarenotgoingtomeetthatpersoneverinyourlife,youcan
completelyforgetaboutyourfailure.Don'tevermissthesechances,with
practiceyouranxietywillgoawayandit'llbecomenaturalandthenit'llbe
easierforyoueveninothersituations.
Nowcomingtoactualquestion:HaveI?
I'mfromSouthIndia,probablythemostconservativebunchofpeopleyoucan
find,mostofthetimethewholebuswillhelpthegirlgetawayfromguys.I
wouldwanttoshout"I'mnotgoingtorapeherifsheissittingnexttome",
everytimethishappens,butthenIalsodidn'twanttowastemyticketby
gettingkickedout,soIwilljustsmileathelpfulaunty/uncleandswitchplaces
withthem.YettherearefewinstancewhereIhavetravellednexttoagirlandI
didstartconversation,atleastoneofthemisagoodfriend,ifwe'retraveling
onthesamedatewealwaysbookticketstogether.
Mostofthetimeitisabouttheplacethatwe'retravelingto.Itis0%creepy,
andcanleadtoalotofinterestingthingstotalkabout.Ifsheisfromthatplace
youcanaskaboutinterestingtodothere,ifyou'realsofromthatplace,Idon't
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needtotellyou..
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DushkaZapata,Reader.Writer.Communicator.Introvert.
7.6kViewsDushkaisaMostViewedWriterinInterpersonalInteraction.
Imsittinginmyseat,lookingoutthewindowandthinking,wellnevertake
off,becauseitssnowingtoomuch.AndIturnandseethisguy.IfeellikeI
alreadyknowhimandthatswhatImthinkingwhenIrealizehestalkingto
meandImnotlistening.
Youresittinginmyplacehesays,possiblyforthethirdtime.
ImpossibleIthink.HedoesntknowIwouldntdothat.
IpulloutmyboardingpassandrealizethatwhenIsatdown,Ilookedatthe
row(13)andcompletelydisregardedtheletter(F).
Myactualseatisclearontheoppositeside,mysuitcaseissnugintheoverhead
binandbecauseofafullflightthereisnoremainingspace.IfImove,Illhave
tocheckmybagorleaveitwhereitisandwaitforeveryonetodisembarkto
retrieveit.
SoJandIbecomealliesinmypredicament.Helooksdowntheaisle,keeping
aneyeoutforpeoplegettingtooclosetowherewearesittingandwhen
someonefinally,inevitablycomestoclaimtheplaceIminIsayImtravelling
withmyfriendandwewonderifyoumindsittinginmyassignedseat.(He
halfheartedly,yetgraciouslynodsandsauntersoff.Phew.)
Iendupbeingrightaboutthesnow.Westayontherunwayforalmosttwo
hourswhilethe(old)planeisdeicedandchecked.Ibarelyregisterthedelay,
becauseJandIaretalking.
We'retalkingaboutnotebooksandwhatwewriteinthem(helikesthemblank,
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Ipreferthemlined.)Thelistswemake.Whatweconsidernoteworthy,and
howwetakenotes.Weofferoneanotherquickglancesatthesecretsthatwe
scribble,nottoreadbutrathertoappreciatetheestheticsoftheannotated
page.Wetalkaboutbooksingeneral,thenspecifictitleswerecommend(we
bothwriteitalldown,naturally.)
Wetalkaboutmovies.Artandsomeoftheartistswelike.Languages.Words.
Wetalkaboutlove,andourdemandsonit.Abouttheimportanceofhaving
clearpriorities.Aboutbeingalone.Wetalkaboutsilence.Aboutgod.Wetalk
aboutpolitics.Wetalkaboutourparents,andourupbringing.Wetalkabout
food.
Atwoandahalfhourflightendsuptakingmorethanfourhours,butwhen
weland,Imkindofbummed.Jwalksaroundtheairportwithmeforabitand
thenwewavegoodbye.
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YashGandhi,Bloggerandapoet.
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Talkingtostrangersisalwaysinterestingwhiletravelling.Andifthatstranger
beingagirlstilltalkswithyou,itseemslikecherryonthecake.
So,IhadthisexperienceofminewhileIwastravellinginPune.
Iamonofthoseguyswhoareactuallyshytotalkatfirst,butoncethe
conversationisinitiated,Icantalkalot.So,Iandmyfewcollegefriendshad
cometoPuneregardingourcollegefestival'spublicitywork.Weweretravelling
throughthelocalPunebustransporttogotosomecollege.Whichwasa
journeyofmorethanonehour.
Now,agirlcameandsatbesidesmeandknowingthatthejourneywouldbe
longandboring,IhadathoughtinmindtostartaconversationbutasIsaidI
wasshytostartfirst,stillIwastrying.AsshelookedatmeIgaveherasmile
andthensheherselfstartedtheconversation.Iwaslike,howluckyIam.Then
throughoutthejourneywetalked.Shewasasmoothtalker.Weaskedeach
othermanyquestionslike,whatshestudied,whyIcametoPune,wheresheis
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goingandsoon.
Shealsotoldmeevensheusedtostayinmumbai,fromwhereIbelong.And
thenwefinallyexchangedourcontactnumbers(Iwasblushingliterallyat
thattime).AndthenshetoldmeabouttheplacesIcanvisitinPuneandshe
canhelpme.Alsothatshewantedtoattendourfestival,soshewouldbe
comingtoourcollege.AndthenIgotoffthebuswithabigsmileonmyface
wavingbyetothegirl.
IthoughtIhadscoredandwashavingmanythoughtsinmindasanynormal
guywouldhave.Itwaspossiblythebestconversationofminewithastranger
ofoppositesexwhiletravelling.
But,IsomehowgotbusyandforgottotextherAndwhenItextedherafter
reachingMumbai,sheneverrepliedproperlyandinfewdayssheevenstopped
replying.Fromtalkingsomuchinthatbusjourneytonorepliessuddenly.As
strangeasitseemsthiswasagoodexperiencethough.Andastheysay,"It's
alwayshardtopredictagirl."
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HardhikChitaliaRequestBio
5.9kViews
Technique1:Lookforclues
Let'sviewtheexampleofAntaraSarkar
1. Ladakhexperience:Shefoundatravelerreadingabook.Questionabout
thebookstartedaconversation.
2.
WagahBorderexperience:Shesawthearmyofficeragain.Ifhedidn't
recognizeher,shecouldhaveaskedher"HeyifIamright,youarethe
armyofficerwhowaspostedinWagahborderyesterday?"Ifhesaidyes,
thenshecouldhavestartedtheconvo.
Hereiswhatyouhavetodo,lookforcluestostartaconvo.Itcanbesomething
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theywear
Hopeyougotthistechnique.
SecondTechnique:"BreakingtheIce"
Ididthis,whenIwasgoingtoDelhi.JustsayarandomHi,whereareyou
from?Thisstartedaconvo.
Logicbehindthisisthatthepersonfromtheoppositesex(beitamaleora
female)sometimesthinks"Whatifthepersonthinksmeaflirtorisacrook?"
That'sareasontheydon'tbreaktheice.Whenyoudo,youlookcredibleto
them.
Thisisexactly,whatAmolPatildid.
Thirdtechnique:Toaskforainformationorhelp
Whenyouaskhelpfromsomeone,theyfindyoucredible.Thisisa
psychologicalfact.So,justaskforarandomhelp.Evenifitisassillyaspassing
thebag.Onceyoudothat,youcansaythanksandthenaskhernameandher
work.
Whenshetalksaboutherwork,thenspeakwithrespecttoit.Ifsheisatravel
writer,speakabouttraveling.Ifsheisaphotographer,askherifyoucansee
herphotos.Givethemhonestcomments,avoidnegativefeedback.
Anotherthingyouneedtotakecarewhileconversingisthatyoushouldn'thurt
theiregoortheirwork.
Ididthis,whenIwastravelingfromDelhibacktoChennai.Wehadagood
healthyconvo,exchangednumbersandafterthreedayswemeeteachother
andhadagoodtime.
FollowtherulesmentionedbyScottYoung
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Ihavequotedthenameofthepeopletoprovidebetterunderstandingofthe
concepts.Hopethishashelped.
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LauraTokeensuuRequestBio
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"Um,excuseme,doyouhappentoknowhowtogettoManhattanfromhere?"
WeareatJFKInternationalAirport,andthisguyislookingalittlelost.I'm
actuallyholdingbackmylaughter,becausethesituationisabsurdanditis
sooncleartoJacktoo.See,thisguyisverymuchAmericanandonceIopenmy
mouthtoreply,itisveryclearthatI'mnot.ButIcaneasilyhelphimfindhis
way.
So,thereweare,aFinnguidingthislovelyguytooneofthefinestcitiesinthe
world,inhishomeland.Webothfindourselvesinaluxuryofacoupleofspare
hours,hisfriendsarenothomeyetandmyboyfriend'sflightisdelayedagain.
Sowedecidetohavedinner.
Offwegoandweshareanicedinnerandourstories.Hejustcamebackfrom
anEuropeangetaway,tryingtogetoverawomanhelovedandmestartingto
feelthefirstwarningsignsofwhatistobecomeabreakupofacentury.
Afterdinnerwesaygoodbye.
Momentsintime.
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AlperenErolRequestBio
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I'dliketosharemyexperiencetoo.IwasabouttotravelfromIstanbultoSofia.
DuetotheongoingrailtrackconstructiononbothbordersIhadtotakeabus
busride.Withmetherewereabout510people.Therewasalso1girlamong
them.Shewasreadingabook.IhadapeekatherbookandIthinkitwas
aboutanatomy.SheclosedherbookandIaskedifshe'sstudyingbiology.She
saidshewasstudyingmedicineandcurrentlyonexchangeinTurkeyfrom
Germany.MymouthopenedinawebecausethebookwasinTurkishandshe
spokeTurkishverywell.IthoughtwellmaybeherfamilyisTurkishlivingand
workinginGermany.IaskedhernameandhernamewasnonTurkish.Ok
wellmaybehermotherordadmustbeatleastTurkish...asinhowcananybody
speakTurkishperfectlyin3months?!IaskedifshehasanyrelationtoTurkey
orTurks.ShesaidshehasTurkishfriendsbutotherthanthatshe'saU.Sand
GermancitizenandstudyingmedicineandshewastravellingtoBelgradeto
meetherGermanfriendstotravel.Weweretogetherforabout1015hours
travellingbyatrainthroughthemountainsofBulgaria.Thenwemadeitto
Sofia.SheaskedmynumberbutIwasn'tabletousemyphoneoutsideTurkey
andmyphonewasalsooutofcharge.IaskedifshehasaFacebookaccountso
shecouldaddme.Shesaidshecan'taccesstoInternetwithhercrappyphone.
OurwaysweredivertedinSofiaandnevercrossedagain.Ihopeshereadsthis
oneday.
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VanisreJaiswal,ohh..curiousme!!
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Iusuallytravelalonemostofmythetime.Ihadquitesuchincidentsoutof
whichIwouldpointout3ofthem:
1.IwasinsecondyearandtherewasaguysittingbesidemeandIwasbusy
readingsomenovelandhegenerouslyaskedme"whichbookisit?...whydidu
choosedthisparticular..etc"...mindblowingthingwaswhenheaskedmewhat
douwannadoinfutureandIwaslikemaybeMBAandifluckythenfrom
IIMandhesimplysmiledandsaidI'mapassoutfromIIMAandnowItwas
myturntoasksomecuriousquestions..
2.IwasinthirdyearandoutofmanybooksIpickedupwordpowermadeeasy
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sothatIcanmakeupsomefunnysentencesonthosepassengersandlearn
thosewordsandafellowpassengeraskedme"whyamIreadingthisbook...I
waslikeimprovevocabandmostlybecauseI'mpreparingforGRE/GMAT"
andturnedouthewasafreelanceraswellaspassoutfromsomeuniversityin
USAandthatwasdayIwasabletodecidetooptforGRE.
3.Thisoneincidenthappenedduringreturnjourney....Thistymitwassome
Americanguy...IwokeupandwenttowashmyfaceandoncomingbackI
foundhimsittingonmyseat(sidelower).Hewaskeepinganeyeonmyluggage
ashewasawarethatiwastravelingalone.Isimplyaskedhimwhetherhewant
tositonmyseatandhenoddedandevenaskedmesomequestionsregarding
india,tajmahal...etc.
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BalaSenthilKumarRequestBio
2.8kViewsBalahas90+answersinInterpersonalInteraction.
Notnecessarilyfromtheoppositegender,andI'vefounditquiteeasytostrike
upconversationswithcompletestrangers,noproblematall.
Idon'thaveastrategyoranything,butitjustseemstohappen.SinceIhavea
widevarietyofinterests,andenjoyknowingawidevarietyofpeople,Iseemto
beblessedwithalotofhumanconnectionsthatareconstantlyexpanding.
Somelovelywomenhappentobepartoftheseconnections!
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ScottYoung,CommissioningSpecialistEdmonton,Alberta,Canada.
1.8kViews
Ihavehadalotofconversationswithwomenwhiletravelling.Iamnottrying
topickthemupIamahappilymonogamousman.Ihavealwayslikedtalking
withwomenforadifferentperspective.Mostifnotalloftheseconversations
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werejustforpassingthetime.Icannotsaythatanyofthemhaveresultedin
ongoingfriendships.
WhenIgotoarestaurantalone,IgenerallysitatthebarsothatIcantalkto
someonemaleorfemale.Ifsomeoneissittingclose,Igenerallyusesomething
inthebarasapointtoaskaquestion.SomethingontheTVorthemenu.IfI
getanypushback,Ibackout.Neveranypressure.Ialwaysstayawayfrom
Politics&Religion.
Generallythesearemyrules:
1. Onlytalkwithwillingparticipants.
2. Keepitneutralavoidcontroversyunlessitisaboutbeer(Iamvery
passionateaboutbeerandfewdisliketalkingaboutdrinks)
3. Askalotofquestionsandlistentotheanswers.Anywomanouttherehas
listenedtosomejerktalkabouthimselfforhoursonendendingwith"how
doyoulikemesofar?.Anyoneappreciatesbeingaskedabouttheir
expertiseandinterests.
4. Don'tplantheconversation.Justfollowtheflow.
5. Allowforbreaks.Iftheconversationstartstolag,don'tpush.Eat
something,drinksomething,nopressure.
6. Trytoconnectyourexperience/expertisetotheirs.
7. Alwaysthankthepersonfortheconversation.MannersandEtiquette
neverhurtandoftenhelps
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IshanDixit,Engineerbyaccident,anartistbyheart.
1.4kViews
AllincidentshappenedinaBus.
Ist
Me(AfterIwokeherupasshewassleepingonmyshoulder)Hey,Isthisbus
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goingtoSector17orSector43?
SheummmmSector43(smilingalot).IamsorryIsleptonyourshoulder.
MeItsokkay.DoIknowyou?
SheYeah,actuallywemetatxyzplace.Don'tyourememberthat?
Meohhyeah,actuallyIrecognizedyouthetimeyousatbesideme.
(ActuallyIdidn'trecognizeher.lol)
ThenwehadabigconversationandIaskedherforhernumberandwe
becameverygoooo....dfriends(IfyouknowwhatImeanhehe)
2nd
Ipokedherasshewasusingheadphones
MeHey,isthisbusgoingviaxyzplaceorabc?
SheWellitsxyz.
MeOkk,whereareyougoing?
Sheplace123andyou?
MeSame.
Aftersometimesheputherheadphonesonagainbutshewaitedbeforethat
forawhileandansweredverypolitelywhichIreallyliked.
Me(againpokingher)Hey,whatisthefarethesedays?Iamtravellingafter
alongtimesocanyoutellme?
She(afterputtingherheadphonedownproperly)mmmwellmaybe30RSor
so.
MeOkkay,wellIhaveseenyouatafairatplace123.(abigliehehe)
SheReally?butIhaveneverseenyou.
Memmmmokkaaayayyy.
SheImeanitsnicetotalktoyounow.
Me(Giggling)Really?
She(blushingandblushing).
Thenwehadasuperlongconversationinonly45minutes,exchanged
numbersandbecameverygoodfriends.
3rd
Me(Afterstrugglingforabout2hours)Hey,what'syourname?
She(Inhermelodiousvoice)Ashima.(smiledabit)
MeOkkay.
Myfriendssittingonabackseatahunahunahun(veryloudly)
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ShewassmilingbutIwasembarrassedtodeathsoIdidn'tsayanythingafter
that.
That'sit.lol
4th
ShewasgettingmoreandmorefrustratedasIwasnotevenlookingatherand
weatherwashottoosoafteralotoftime.
SheHey,IsthisbusgoingtoSector17orsector43?(hahahawellthisisapet
dialoguewheneversomeoneisgoingtoChandigarhandwantstostarta
conversation.Youcantryittoo)
MeSector43.
SheAreyoulocal.
Meyeah,andyou?
Shekwcdhjkwhcwjchjwcxhjwjw
Meokkay.
Sheqwdjhqwd@#$@#%%^#$^#$^$^.
MeCool
Sheewfweiodfewdfioewj12
34234234523453252525#%#$%#$%#$%%
Mehahareally?
AfterreachingChandigarhwegotcomfortabletalkingtoeachotherso...
SheYouwasnotevenlookingatme.MayIaskwhywasyoushowingsomuch
ofattitude?
MeNo,Iwasnotshowinganyattitude.Ithoughtyouweremarriedandsince
youwereonyourphonemostofthetimesoIthoughtitsawkwardtotalk.
ShemmmmDon'tmakesillyexcuses.Ihaveseenyoutryingtobrushyourleg
withmine.Younaughtyboy.
MeWhat???Ineverdidthat?
SheItsokkayyar.
Thenwesatinaauto(vehicle)
SheHey,whatsappisreallyacoolsoftware.Isn'tit?
MeYeah,itsgood.
SheAreyouonWhatsapp?
MeYes.
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SheWhatisyourwhatsappnumber?
Metoldher.
Thenwebecamenotsogoodfriendsasshewasalreadymarriedandweirdtoo.
Therewereseveralotherinstancesbuttheseweregoodone.
Editedfortypo.
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NatalieNiu,Beyourbestgenuineself,itworkslikemagic.
2.8kViews
Yes,manytimes.MyfirstleisuretripistoRomeItalyandasIwasstandingin
linetoenterthesistinechapel,istartedtalkingwiththeoldercouplebehind
me.Themanismorechatty.Aftermorethananhourpassedofstandingin
line,heaskedwheremygroupis.Isaidiamalone.Thenhetoldmeiam
queuingthelineforgroupswhohasprepurchasedticketsandwithaguide.
Panicsetin.Thenhesaidishouldjuststaywiththemandtheirpersonal
guide.Theguardsareverystrictincountingandcheckingthepapers.The
paperofthecouplesguidestatr3peopleforthecoupleandguide.Obviously
imnotincluded.Howeverforsomereason,theguardseemtojustletmepass
throughwiththemandigetin.Inside,theguidehelptobuymeticketandthe
coupleaskedmetojointhem.Soigettoenjoytheirtourwithaprivateguide.
Wheniaskedthemanifishouldpaytheguidrhesaidishouldntworrybec
theyarepayingherandwillbegivibgherahandsometip.Byendoftour,he
invitedmetojointheminthechaufferedcartotouraroundthecityofrome.
Thenhealsoinvitedmeandtheguidetojointhforlunchforfree.Awesome
experience.Feellikeiwasadoptedforadayandfeltpamperedtoo!
_____________________
Toanswerthenoweditedquestionofchattingwithoppositesexwhile
travelling:
Yes.Imnotshy:)actually,quitefriendly.
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InBangkok,whiletouringthetemples,Iaskedaguytotakemypixbeciam
aloneandidothatallthetime.Then,heaskedmetotakehispixtoobecheis
alsoalone.Weendeduphavinganagreementoftakingeachother'spix.
Thenwesortofwentaroundtogetherinbangkokincludinganightout.We
areconnectedonsocialnetworkssowhenhecametomycountry,wehangout
again.:)hopefullyigettoseehiminColombia,hiscountry.:)
Morerecently,inNetherlands,Iwaswaitingforthebusandaskedayoung
mantocheckifIamintherightbusstoptogotoAmsterdam.Hesaidyesand
hesaidheisgoingthesamesoicouldfollowhim.Hewasquitehelpfulthatat
somepointwebecamefriends...Justdon'tknowhowitprogressedexactly.
Somehow,weexchangedcontactsandwegettomeetagainandeveninvited
himtohangoutwithmeandafriendforanightout.Onmylastday,Imet
withhimandaskedhimtoaccompanymetoairportwhichhedidevenifthat
wasreallyshortnoticeandmeanthimquicklyleavinghisbicyclelockedtoa
postinthecity.Hewasveryniceandevenhelpedmewithmyluggageand
everything.Reallyniceyoungman.WeareconnectedonFacebookandhope
toseehimagainsomeday.:)
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TanmoyMukherjee,Traveller
179Views
Yes.
SojusttogiveapreludeIamquiteintrovert.
IwastravellingfromSingaporetoKolkataandsittingbesdiesmewasagirl.
NowbeingtypicallyshyIdidntinitiatetheconversationandwasdoingsome
simulation(Nerdyme).After2hoursshewasflippingthroughsomepagesand
wasthinking(loudly)aboutthechoicetobuybetweenGodivachoclateorsome
localbrand.Atthispointifeltihadtotalkabout.Sohereishowitwent
Me:Excuseme.Icouldnthelpnoticebutareyousureyouarebuyingtheright
thing?
She:Yes.Isthereanythingwrong?
Me:Yes.Thereiseverythingwrongwithit.Howcanyouchoose(somebrand)
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overGodiva.
IthenwentontoexplainthewholethingaboutGodivachoclates,ingeneral
goodchoclatesaroundEurope.
Shethankfullybuysthem.
She:Howdoyouknowaboutthesestuff?Whatdoyoudo?
Me:Abouttostartgraduatestudies.
Wentabouttotalkaboutmyresearchandotherthingsincludingsome
interestingresearchquestions.(Idontthinkshegotanyofitbutwassweet
enoughtojustnodherhead:))
Oneofthebetterjourneysinmylife:)
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MikeLeary,Psychotherapistinprivatepractice,IndividualMaritalParent
ingA&D
1.9kViewsMikehas170+answersinInterpersonalInteraction.
Ihavedonethatmanytimesandhavecontinuedtobefriendswithanumber
ofthemeventhoughtheyareontheothersideofthecountryandsomeare
evenoutofAmerica.LastyearIsawagalfromSt.PetersburgRussia.Shewas
sittingatatableeatingandIsatdownandaskedabouther,whywasshe
there,whatwasshedoing.WetalkedthroughaFrenchtranslatorandnowuse
Google.
Beinterestedinthemandwhattheyaredoing.Don'tbecreepy.
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RaulMaritaRequestBio
1.3kViews
Well....thisisntmeetingastrangeroftheoppositesex,butit'sacoolstory.
IwastravellingfromWarsawtoKrakowwithafewgoodfriends(allgirls).
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TherewasaPolishguyinourttaincompartmentreadingabookinEnglish.
Interestinglookingguy.Weweretiredsodidnotengageinconversationfora
whilepluswehadarrivedatthetrainstationafterthetrainwassupposedto
leave,butwemadeit.
EventuallyIaskedhimsomethingandwebeganasmallconversation.Hewas
asailorandhadnosethome.Hesimplytravelledaround.Gettingoffthetrain,
Iforgotasmallbagoffoodinthecompartment.Hegotit,shoutedafterme
andgaveit.
Fastforward3dayslater.We'regoingbacktoWarsaw.Wearriveattbetrain
station,onceagain,aclosecall.Wegettotheplatformwithabout3minutes
beforethetrainissupposedtodepart,thisbeingthelasttrainoftheday.I
pressthebuttontoopenthedoorandnothinghappens.Thedoorwon'topen
andthetrainhasjuststartedmoving.Outofluck.Wegetthenexttrainafew
hourslater(12:50amorso).Aswearriveontheplatform,thistime30minutes
early,thetrainisnotthereyet,butwerunintoouroldacquaintance,Luckasz.
Hetellsusthetrainisdelayedbyaboutanhour,whichwedidnotknowaswe
couldnotunderstandPolish.Heasksifwe'dliketothrowafrisbeearound.We
complied.Atthatpointhepulledoutamassivespeakerfromhisbackpack,
pumpeddancemusicaswecasuallythrewthefrisbeearoundtheplatform.
Naturally,thefrisbeegotontothetracks,sowehadtoretrieveit.Eventuallywe
endedgoingafewplatformsawayandthrowingitlongrangeasotherswere
filming.
Allfunandgames...untilthepoliceshowsup.Iadmititwasnotthegreatest
idea.TheyaskforourIDs.IgavethemaUniversityIDinsteadofmypassport.
TheywerealittlesaltybutIclaimeditwasnotwithme,butinWarsaw.They
talkedamongstthemselvesforafewminutesanditstartedsmellinglike
trouble.Ididntreallycareuntilthen.Outfriendstartstalkingtothemin
Polish,andwesimplygetawaywithafine,thoughIdoubttheyweregoingto
domoreanyways.Ournewfriendwouldnotletusseethefineortakeour
money.Weendedupinthesamecompartmentagainandenjoyedthenight
listeningtomusicandtalking.Hewouldnotgiveushislastname,andIdonot
thinkLuckaszwashisfirsteither.
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Nicelittlestory.Whatarethechances.
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JayBazzinotti,Seekingmydestiny4patents,3books,2degrees,24
countries,46statess,
53.2kViewsJayhas50+answersinInterpersonalInteraction.
IoncewasflyingbackfromAtlantaonabusinesstripandsatnexttoarather
attractivewoman.Astheflightbegantherewasanincrediblyannoyingcrying
childafewseatsinfrontofus.Ihappenedtoturntowardsthewomanand
shehadthesamelookofdisgustonherfacethatIdid.Webothstarted
laughingandthusbegana31/2hourconversationthatendedupwithus
makingoutinmycarintheairportparkinggarage.Iinvitedhertospenda
weekwithmeatmyvacationhouseandafterherbusinessinBostonwas
complete,shejoinedinmyMaineforaweekoffunandfrolic.Agoodtimewas
hadbyall.
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PoojaBhoiRequestBio
2.2kViews
Earphone!!
Aboywassittingnexttomeinatrain.Whiletravelling,itbecomesanecessity
formetotalktoanyoneaboutanythingandeverythingorIcandieofsilence.
Thisboywasbusywithhiscellphoneandmannersdon'tsaytointerrupt.He
startedsearchingforhisearphoneandherealizedthathehasforgottenit.I
offeredhimmineandaskedabouthisplaylist.75%songsinbothofourplaylist
weresame.Whatcouldbeanybetter,toencounterwithsomeonewhohas
samemusictasteasyours?
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Somemonthslater,IreallywaswishingifIcouldseehimagaininthetrain,
andoutoftheblueheappeared.Magic!:DItalkedabouthowIreallyknew
thatI'mgoingtomeethimthatday.:)
Nexttime,hesearchedthewholetrainandwebothknewthistime,thatwe're
gonnameetagain.
3times!withsame'stranger'cumfriend:):)
Happinessatitspeak...
Upvote 30
SachinWaghmare,ASICDesignEngineer
921Views
Iamveryshywhenitcomestostartaconversationwithstrangegirls/women.
Soasithappened,Iwastravellingfromchennaitobangaloreforaninterview
andIhadbookedaCCtrainticket.Ihadgottheaisleseatandtherewas
anotherguyseatingatthewindowseat.Sothepersononthemiddleseathad
notarrivedyetandwewerewaitingforthetraintostart.
Thetrainwasabouttostartandagirlcameandsatontheseatbesidesme.
ShewasbeautifulandIwasshy.SoforawhileIthoughtlikethisjourneytoois
goingtogoboring.ButbecauseofmyurgetotalktothisgirlIstartedthinking
howshouldIstarttheconversation.WhileIwasthinkingthisshetookouther
laptopandstartedreadingsomething.Isawhercomputername/hername
anditseemedmarathiandguesswhatI'mmarathitoo.
AtthispointyoumustbethinkingImusthavestartedtosaysomethingin
marathiandfinallystartedtheconversation.Butthat'snotwhathappened
causeIwastooshyforthattoo.SowhatIdidwasIcalledmyfriendand
startedtalkinglittleloudlyinmarathionphonesothatshecouldhearme
clearly.Andguesswhatitworked,assoonasIputdownthephonesheasked:
"Hey,areyoumarathitoo?"
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...andthisishowthatjourney,whichIthoughtwouldjustbeanotherboring
trainride,turnedouttobeoneofthemostmemorablejourneyforme.
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DakshaAdheshSindhe,WiseinthewisdomthatImaynotbewise
enough
315Views
Backin2008,IwasinatraintravellingfromJaipurtoMumbai.It'salong
journeyandIwaswatchingamovieonmylaptop.Ayoung5yearoldboywas
immenselyattractedtothe"TV"Iwascarryingwithme.Buthismotherkept
pullinghimbackwheneverhetriedtoapproachme.
FinallyIsignaledhismothertolethimcometome,butshesignaledback
requestingmetokeepthelaptopaway.AndsoIshutitdownandaskedthe
boy:"Doyouknowhowtorepairthis?It'snotworking".Helookedatmewith
bigeyesandaskedback:"Doyounotknowhowthisworks?"ItoldhimthatI
don't.
Then,whilehewasfumblingwiththelaptop,Iaskedhimifhecanteachme
theAlphabetandheaskedmeback:"Don'tyouknowABCD?".Itoldhimthat
Idon't.
WesangtheAlphabetsongacoupleoftimes(youknowhowitgoes,right?)
andthenIaskedhimtoteachmetheJohnnyJohnnyrhyme.Hegavemea
surprisedlook(thekindyougetwhenyouaskareallystupidquestion,buthe
taughtmeanyway.
Ourtrainapproachedarailwaybridgeonariverandthekid'smothergave
himacointhathecouldthrowintheriverandmakeawish.Theboyvery
sweetlythrewthecoin,closedhiseyes,joinedhishandsandmadeawish.
WhenhewasdoneheaskedmeifIknowwhatheprayedforandIsaidI
don't.
Helookedmerightintheeyeandtoldme"IprayedtoGod.Mayhegiveyou
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somebrains!"
Afterteachingasupposedlystupidstranger(whocan'tmakeherownlaptop
work)thealphabetandtheJohnnyJohnnyrhyme,thelittleboydidthemost
selflessthinghespenthiswishonme!!Andinthatmoment,Ididnotmind
atallthatIwascompletelydumbinhisopinion!!
Upvote 13
DileepSankhla,IlovetotravelintheblueIndianRailways!
1kViews
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Twoweeksago,IwastravellingfromRoorkeetoNewDelhiinDehradun
ShatabdiExpress.
Iwassittinginseatno.22(windowside)andbesidemetherewasagirlinher
mid20swhowastravellingfromHaridwartoNewDelhi.
Atthefirst,shewassittingquietwithhereyesclosedandtheearphoneswere
pluggedin.Iwasupvotingthequestionsonquora(myfavoritetimepass!)
Amessageblinked,
"WelcometoIdeaUP,thewidest3Gnetwork."
Andthentheirpromotionalmessagesbegantoblinkonebyoneasshownin
theabovescreenshottakenfrommyownLumiadevice.
Ishouted,"Howirritating,huh!"
Thegirlattheinstantopenedhereyes.
Ijustblinkedmyeyesinordertosayasorry.Shethenclosedhereyesagain.
After510minutes,apantryboycameandbegantodeliverthebottleofhot
waterandtheteamaterialforthesecondtime.Hejustarrivedtoourseatand
asked,"Tea?"
Inoddedinthereplyandwhilehandlingmetheteamaterial,heaskedtothe
girl,"Mam!"
Shepeepedthroughherlefteyeandshookherhead.
Inreality,Iwasinnomoodtodrinkthetea/milkbutsinceIhadpaidINR550
fortheChairCarticket,Ithoughtnottoleaveanyoftheeatableandnon
eatablething!(Eventhat"RailNeer"waterbottle).
ButIunknowinglyfeltembarrassmentinfrontofherandIaskedthepantry
boytotakeawaythehotwaterandtheteamaterial!
Atmyveryaction,sheunpluggedherearphoneandasked,"WhichSIMcard
doyouhave?"
Ireplied,"Idea!"
She,"Text'STARTDND'to1909.STARTDNDincaps."
Iwaswonderedhowdidsheknowaboutthereasonofmyirritation!
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Shethenagainclosedhereyes,thistime,withoutherearphonepluggedin.
I,"Excuseme,thisSIMdoesnotbelongtoU.P.circle!"
She,"Thisisapplicableforanycircle."
Afteraminuteofsilence,
She,"Whereareyoucomingfrom?"
I,"IITRoorkee."
She,"AreyoufromIITRoorkee???"
Atonce,Ithoughttotellheralie.ButIdon'twanttomakeafalseimpression
onothers.Andhence,Ireplied,"No,Iwasthereforaeventunderthe
THOMSO2015,theannualculturalfestofIITR."
Andshebegantoaskmeabouttheevents,themusicalnightwithShaananda
lotofotherthings.Wethenbegantodiscussthethingsrelatedtolife,study,of
courseengineeringandthenfinallylandeddownatthestation.Atthe
platform,sheaskedme,"Hey!HowcanIfindyouonqoraa?"
I,"Justsinupwithyourfacebookorgmailaccountandfollowme.Iwillalso
followyouthen,onQUORA."
...
P.S.SheisworkinginaCallCenteratDelhiNCR.
Edit:Animagefrommytrip
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(Mainbuilding,IITRoorkee)
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ManasaSureshRequestBio
912Views
Imetanoldmanaged70+whiletravelinginalocalbus.Ihadtositnextto
himasthatwastheonlyseatvacant.Hetoldmethathehadpurchaseda
smartphonerecentlyandhedidnotknowhowtooperateit.SoIendedup
teachinghimstufflikehowtomessage,browsethenet,downloadapps,make
acalletc.Hecouldquicklyunderstandeverythingandthenhethankedme
andgavemeachocolate:D(wasn'texactlyaninterestingconversationbutI
thoroughlyenjoyedteachinghim:))
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AkashGoel,Traveledfor3monthsinthecoldofEurope
651Views
ThishappenedwhileIwastravellingfromBudapesttoRome.Itwasa6AM
flightandIhadn'tsleptwellthepreviousnightbecauseIdidn'twanttomiss
theflight.
Afterboardingtheflight,withoutanystraythoughts,Iputmyheaddownand
dozedoff.ItwasalongflightandIkeptwakingupinbetween.Ilooked
aroundtoseerandomfacesvaryingacrossagesandnationalities.
OneparticularfacethatIdidn'tseewashers.Shetoohadhadalongnight
perhapsandwaswideasleepwithherheaddown.
Webothwokeuptonoisestofellowpassengersdeboardingtheplane.Aswe
hurrieddowntheaisle,Inoticedthatshetoowasallbyherself.Webothknew
eachotherasthepersonwhosleptthroughtheentirejourney.Wealreadyhad
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builtarapport.
Wejokedabitonoursiestas.Ithenintroducedmyselfandthenaskedabout
herstayandplansinRome.IcouldmakeoutthatshewasanAsianherself
andcouldguessthatherstaywon'tbeforlong.Sherevealedthatshewanted
totravelaroundthecityandexplorehistoricalmonuments.Itsoundedlikejust
theplan.
Aftersecuringourluggage,wetookabustotheCentralTrainstation.Wegot
toknowabouteachother'scountriesandculturesandeverythinginbetween.
Weweregoingtoseethecityforlessthan8hoursandwetravelledaroundas
muchaswepossiblycould.Weclickedtonsofpicturestocaptureour
memories.St.PetersburgSquare,CastleSaintAngelo,TheColosseum,wesaw
itall.Hell,weevenmadegoodfriendswithaGermancoupleintownforthe
sameday.
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Twostrangers,OneFlightandInnumerableMemories.That'showIremember
Rome.ThanksTsanyaforthememories.
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AnkitBhanot,22,Engineer,LifeExplorer
2.5kViews
Justhappenedwithmeyesterday,Iwastravellinginabusandabeautifulgirl
cameandsatbesideme.Shefallasleeponmyshoulderaftersometimeandto
behonestshewascute.:p.Ididn'tdisturbedher.
Whenshewokeup,
She:UmmsorryIjustfallasleep.Youshouldhavewokemeup.
Me:Noissues.
She:Yeawhywouldyouhaveissuesifagirlsleepsonyourshoulder.
Me:Wellitwasn'taboutagirlsleepingonmyshoulder.Actually,peoplelook
cutestwhentheyareasleep.SoIbelieveitsunfairtowakesomeoneupin
his/hercutestappearance.
Sheblushedandblushedandblushed.Allsmiles.:)
Thisishowmyconversationstarted.Irepeatshewasreallycute.:p
NowtalkingaboutfuturewellIdidn'ttookhernumber:(,butIknowher
nameandthat'smorethanenough.:)
Andoneofmyfriendshadthesameexperience..andthisiswhat
hehastosay.
"YesIdidandtodaysheismyGirlfriend,
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IwishIwouldhavetheshutthefuckupthatday".:)
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ShahbazPathan,Studentoflife!
998Views
WhilemystayinKOTA(Rajasthan)forpreparationofIITJEE,weusedtogo
toourcoachingclassesbysharingauto...Weusedtohireautoonmonthly
basis..Thereweremore3studentswhousedtravelwithmedaily,1boyand2
girls...Oneofthegirlwasfrmmyclass...Shewasverybeautiful...Ialways
wantedtotalktoherbutnevergotcouragetotalk...IamfrmMaharashtran
shewasalsofromMaharashtra(Icametoknowthisfromoneofmy
classmate).Onedaywhiletravelinginauto,Igatheredcourageandaskedher,
"Naamkyahaiaapka??"(what'syouname??)shegavemeastrangelookand
saidnothing...Iwasdisappointed,thensuddenlyanideacametomymind
andaskedherinmarathi,"kontyagavachiaahestu??"(whereareyoufrom??)
Thenshelookedatmewithasurprise(asthereinKotaMaharashtraiansare
veryless)andreplied,miNagpurchiaaheanitukuthlaaahes??(Iamfrom
Nagpurandwhereareyoufrom??).Andthat'sit...)
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LeeAnnKnowles,Relationship&IntimacyCoach
1.5kViews
Ohyesalways!
Iturntothepersonintheseatnexttomeandsay"Hi!I'mLeeAnn"
Theyreallydon'tknowwhatelsetodobutbefriendlybackandquicklyyoucan
telliftheyaregoingtocontinueengagingwithyouorgoingtoshutdown,so
youjustwingitandchat.
I'vemadelotsoffriends.SomeI'mincontactwithyearsafterstill!
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AmolPatil,Anengineerbyprofession,footballerbypassion
5kViews
YesIdid.
Iwasgoingtomysistersplaceandioptedforbus(reallydontkowwhy?).
Iluckilygotwindowseat,andagirlsatnexttome,first45minutesitwas
reallyquiteandIwaslisteningtosongs,butaftersometimeitstartedgetting
reallyboring,Iaskedthecondutorthathowmuchtimeitwilltaketoreach
xxxx?,hesaidwiththismuchtrafficminimum7hrs.
IknewifstaymumfortheentirejourneyIwilldiesoIdecidedthatIwilltalk
tothisgirl(Iwasreallynervous)
Me:Hey
Her:Hey
Me:LookIwillbehonestwithyou,itisgoingtotake7hrsforustoreachour
detination,ifwedonttalkthenIdontknowaboutyoubutIwilldieforsure,so
whatsay?
Her:Thankgodyoutooktheintiative,Iwasreallygettingbored.
Me:Whydoboyshavetoinitiatealways??andshelaughedandthe
conversationwentonfortheentirejourney.
Weweretalkingtoeachotherasifweknoweachotherforyears.
Noexchangeofnames,addressornumberjustahealthyconversation.
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PrashanthHira,WorldTraveler
1.1kViews
AsanNRIguywhohastravelledextensivelythroughEuropeandNorth
America,Ihaveinitiatedconversationswithseveralwomenwhiletraveling
Filipina,Italian,German,American,Dutch,Frenchetc.I'vedatedtheItalian
andFilipinatodayI'mstillfriendswithallofthem.
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HoweverIhaven'thadanysuchconversationswithIndianwomen,asmostof
themtravelwiththeirfamilies,ortheytravelasgroupsof3or4togetherand
talkmostlywithinthemselvesI'vefeltabitawkwardtostrikeconversations
withthem.
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AlexHartmann,Ilikechanceencounters
668Views
Idoitallthetime.OftenIaskforhelp/directionsoropinionsfirstandthenit
leadstoalongerconversation.
Herearesomeexamples:
askingawomantotakeapictureofme(whenyouhavearealcamera,the
selfieoptiondoesnotexist...)
askingaboutgoodrestaurants,surfspots,parties/clubs
askingthemtowatchmybelongingswhileIsurf/swim
AfterthatinitialexchangeIfollowupwithstandardtravellersmalltalk,but
insteadofinterviewingthem(whereareyoufrom?)Imakeitplayful(youare
from...[pausetothink]Ireland...(whenshelookseversotypicallySpanish)....
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KrishnaPokkuluri,engineeringaspirant
940Views
Haayeahthisisaninterestingquestion.
1. OncewheniwastravellingbacktoDelhiviatrain,therewasthismodel,
shewasprettyandcouldn'tresistmyself.
2. Iwentandsatnexttoher,thoughistartedtheconversationshegot
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involvedandthenweweretalkingalltheshootsshedid.
3. Shewasclickingsomephotosandhereienteredandexplainedtohermy
passionforphotography.
4. Thensheshowedhershootpicturesanditwasa24hrtravel.
1. Atnightisawhersmokingweednearthemaindoor.Iwasanon
smokerthoughsittingnexthertoherprovidedwarmth.Forgotto
mentionitwaswinterseason
1.
1. Sometimesstranger'sbecomebesttravellingcompanions.
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ChaitanySharanRequestBio
695Views
Ihadafew.....
OnceiwasgoingfromKathmandutochitwanandwaswaitingtostartmybus,
aKoreangirlstpeedupandaskedisthereanyonegoingtostayinXXXXX
resort?Itoohadbookinginsameresort,soinodedmyheadandthenour
conversationstarted
Anotherone
Iwasatbangkokairport,waitingtogetmyVISAONARRIVAL.Inthailand
youhavetoshowsomecashonVISAcounter.Ihadthecashbutunfortunately
acouplemissedtocarrythecash,astheyplannedtowithdrawthemoneyfrom
ATM.Sothegirlcametomeandaskedtohelptheminshowingmymoneyas
theircash.WhileshemovedoVISAcounterispoketoherhusbandandfound
theyhaveroombookinginsamehotel.Sowedecidedtomovetogetherand
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after2yearoftheincidentwearestillfriends.
AnotheronewaswhenIwasgoingtodelhibytrain.Twoladies(motherand
doughter)weresittinginfrontofme.ThedoughterwaswifeofaarmyColonel
andcasuallyourconvostartedwithsomecasualmattersliketrainrunninglate
andsomemore.Thatdaytheteainasalmost12hourslate.Weallenjoyedthe
sooooooodelayedjourney.
OnceIwenttoamarriageofmyfriend'sbrother.ThereIfoundalovelygirl.
LaterIcametoknowsheisthesisterofthebride.WhileJAIMALshehada
quarrelwithoneofmyfriend.SoItoojumpedinthefight.Laterwebothsaid
sorryandlateroninthenightwehadafightagain.Thistimeinsteadofmy
frienditwaswithme.Actuallyitwasnotfightbutshehadblockedthewayof
thrgroomandaskingforherNEG.WhiletheconversationwasgoingonI
triedtoremoveherfromthedoorwithabitofforceandbymistakeafewof
herhairstrandscametomyhand.Iwaslike......OOPSwhatidid.Butshetook
itcasuallyandaftersorryandabitofmoreothertalkswebecamegoodfriend
forsolong.
Thelistisendless......
Itdoesn'tmeanIamanextrovert.Iamalsoanintrovert.Thesearejust
happeningsofmylife.
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DeepakWadhwani,havetravelledextensivelyformybusinesssoknow
agooddealaboutdifferentc
190Views
Ohthisquestionismyfavourite,Ifoundtheloveofmylifebystartinga
conversationwithastrangerofanoppositegender.Theconversationwas
actuallystartedbyherfather.
Pleasereadmyansweron:Ifyourlifewasamovie,whatwouldbethetitle?
Stillsetsmyheartonfire.
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thanks
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SuryaprakashDev,MBA
542Views
Betteraskinghelp..Itworks..Astheyassumeweneedsomethingatthattime
andwon'trealisewhatactuallyneeded(weneedConversation).Lateradjusting
ourselfifwewontgetthathelpandstartingunsatisyingchatwithslowlyslowly
developingintohumoroswayandblablabla....
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KimWiRequestBio
1.2kViews
Ioftentalktopeopleonflights,maleorfemale.ThereisonepersonI'vemeta
fewtimesonplanesoverthepast10years.He'stheopppsitegender,andwe
usuallyhaveagoodconversationthatleadsmetoreallyexaminewhereI'mat
inlife.I'venevermentionedtohimthatI'msurewe'vemetbefore,andit's
alwaysondifferentroutes,butit'salwaysagoodexperiencethatendsina"I'll
seeyounexttime!".
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SaurabhSoni,Worldtraveller,MountainTrekker,Engineer
713Views
Hereismyshortstory:
IwenttoKheergangatreknearKasolvillageinKulludistrictinHimachal,
India.IstartedtrekinafternoonandtillIreachthetop,itwasnearlydarkand
verycold.Therewerehutstostaywherelocalshavethearrangementforfood
&warmth.Butitwasverydark,Icouldbarelyseetheway.ThenIhearda
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voicefrombehind,"Hey,Doyouneedhelp?"Isawayounggirl,thenshe
switchonhertorchandshecametome.Ijustsaid"Yes,Icanusesomehelp."
Thenshecamemetoandwiththehelpofsomelightshetakenmetoahut.Oh
Iwasrelievedwithsomefire.Thenshecomeagain&toldthatthereisadinner
place.Itwasagreatplace,lotsoffire,peoplesinging,itwassimplygreat.At
thattimeIsawherfaceclearly.ShewasaIsraeligirl&shecamewithher
friends&theywereinthatplacefor2days.Thenwestartedtalkingabouteach
otherandabouttravelexperienceswithfood.ThatwasoneofthegreattimeI
havespend.....!!!!!
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Iwasonatrainwithmydad.Minewasupperberthanddadgotlowerberth.
Iwasonmyberthandinoppositebirthagirlwasthere.Firstly,Iwasscared
shouldIstartorwaitasdadwassittingjustbelow.
ThensuddenlyTTcameandaskedforthetickets.Butthegirlhadearphones
on,soshedidn'thearaboutthetickets.Andshecalledmetoaskwhathesaid.
Afterthatwehadlotofchatandsheofferedmeparathasasshedidn'tlike
parathas.
Myfatherstillspeaksaboutmeandthatgirlwithmom.Butneveraskedme.
Girlisstillonmyfriendlist.Wearegoodfriends:))
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AyoOrunmuyi,VentureCapitalist,worldcitizen
180Views
DiptiSinghgaveaveryinterestinganswer.
Ihavedonesothrice,alwayswhileoninternationaltravel.Theywerelong
flights,andthecharactersseemedveryconfidentofthemselvessoImadethe
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approach.Ialsofeltthattheywon'tviewmyattemptas"hittingonthem".
Inbothcases,westruckuparapportquicklyandtalkedaboutourprofessions
andexperiencesabroad.
TheFirstLadybrokeitoffonceIaddedhertomysocialplatformsandshesaw
thephotosofmy2adorablechildren.(Don'taskmewhy).
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togetheronaprojectinGhana.
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HereisCarinafromChina.Iwouldlovetoshareaexperienceofchatting
withsomeRussianguy.ThereIwastravelinginMoscow.Ifoundabeautiful
palaceatnight,whenIwalkin,asecurityguardtoldmeitisclose.ButIam
reallyinterestedinthere,soIkeepwalkingin,andheshoutatmeinRussian.i
said"tingbudong"whichmeans"Ican'tunderstandinChinese.Andtwoyoung
manwhosellsRussiantoysinthepalacerepeatmywordandsmileat
me,whichcaughtmyattention.AndIamsurprisinglyfoundthatthose
RussianbusinessmanknowsChinesebetterthansomanyotherworkers.And
weusebothbodylanguage,English,andChineseandRussiantoteacheach
otherthedailygreetingsinChinaandRussian,thanwetookphototogether.its
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"Hello!"
Justinitiateaconversationasyouwoulddoinanyothersituation.Youcan't
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