What would your conversation be

[rary]

After viewing some threads and posts I wonder if you met a stranger in a supermarket, or wherever, what do you think the topic of conversation would be, would it be the cost of food, the quality of products, food, clothing, other goods etc. the weather, people's behaviour, the curvature of the earth, or any other subject, but remember its with a stranger.

[Jay-ell]

I'd probably shout at them to stop blocking the aisle

[veggiechicken]

You could try the "What's a pretty girl like you doing without a smile" line!
I've met him twice, in 2 different supermarkets! I could hear him saying the same line to other old biddies too. Still it made me smile and that's what matters

[Guest]

Annoyingly I don't really do conversation so if a stranger talks at me I nod, smile, and say yes and no where appropriate as I don't like to upset or offend people. (yes I am really a wallflower ). Hopefully saying what I really want to will come with age

[veggiechicken]

You don't always upset/offend people when you talk to strangers Some of them are lonely and just want to chat. I always make time to listen. I've even been thanked for listening - then I give them a cwtch(hug).
I hate meeting strangers at parties and having to make polite conversation - but the supermarket is different. Nobody's out to impress there

[Jay-ell]

cwtch

That's the sound they make when suddenly you lurch out from behind the managers special offers and start hugging them.

[vixylix]

Rary I don't understand the point of this thread... we're british, surely we only talk about the weather?!

[Bren In Pots]

Not had many conversations in the supermarket most people are in a bad mood just rushing around, but in my local butchers and greengrocers it's a whole different world. We chat about anything from the produce to whats going on around us, overall small shops are much friendlier places.

[Greenleaves]

My conversations in supermarkets are limited as I hate shopping, If anything, mine is a bit of a Victor Meldrew melt down with the self scan tills.

When it comes to shopping I am a right miserable..................

[happyhumph]

Round here it can start with almost anything, but at least 70 % of the time it includes;

"Ah, so you must know so-&-so?"
"Is s/he the one over ??? way, relates to doo-da?"
"No, you're thinking of thingamijig - I mean the wo/man with the (identifying feature), you know, they used to work at xxxx with yyyy, but now they're at zzzz. Their children/partner/dog goes to ffffff"
"Oh, you mean ddddd?"
"Yes, that's the one!"
"I don't know them but I know their 12th cousin 7 times removed neighbours cats previous owners....."

I get confused fairly easily. ......

[craftymarie]

Annoyingly I don't really do conversation so if a stranger talks at me I nod, smile, and say yes and no where appropriate as I don't like to upset or offend people. (yes I am really a wallflower ). Hopefully saying what I really want to will come with age

Ditto. I try really hard but I am ridiculously shy in real life and I experience brain fog and being tongue tied when talking to people I don't know. I'm a great listener with people I do know but not much of a talker - ironically my daughter is the opposite, a complete chatterbox and loves being the centre of attention. I must admit I tried so hard not to push my awful shyness onto her. It's such a curse.

I feel like I only come to life on paper and have written extensively since I was young - first with some rather silly short stories, then getting published in amateur horror and writing magazines and then websites as soon as I got online. I have several long-standing pen friends who I email and I am lucky to be able to write online. I really don't know what else I would do if I didn't have that.

I'd love to have someone else's ease with conversation but I don't so I make the most of what I do have

[happyhumph]

I never used to talk to strangers, but moving to Wales and marrying a welshman made me do it

[Snadger]

ME Ma sez I haven't to talk to strangers..................

[Baldy]

I never used to talk to strangers, but moving to Wales and marrying a welshman made me do it

Hmm...

Crippling shyness is something of a trait amongst my family. I was shy up to about the age of 17 - for various reasons I forced myself to not be shy any longer - now I'm probably a PITA but definitely all the better for it.

[veggiechicken]

ME Ma sez I haven't to talk to strangers..................

Strangers are just people you haven't spoken to yet.