And one more thought for today. Apparently speaking to strangers is good for you! I have quite enjoyed talking to strangers for a while (obviously using my common sense and not talking to any maniacs in dark alleways) and I have to say that it has provided me with some of my more memorable and amusing experiences. Here’s something I read on a random blog:

1.  CULTIVATE CURIOSITY ABOUT STRANGERS

One of the best ways to develop your capacity to look through the eyes of others and escape the confines of your own worldview, is to have regular conversations with strangers, especially those outside your usual social circle. This doesn’t mean a brief chat about the weather. Rather, it involves a mutual exchange of thoughts on your most important beliefs and experiences, and – crucially – an attempt to understand the world inside the head of the other person. We are confronted by strangers every day – the heavily tattooed guy who delivers your post, the dignified elderly woman across the road who always wears a red beret, the new Thai employee who eats his lunch alone in the office canteen, the woman who sits in the underpass all day preening her dog. Set yourself the challenge of having a conversation with a stranger once a week. All it requires is courage.