Will we be tangoed?

You should all live in the country where I live, NOBODY talks to anyone, its silent on buses, bus stops, supermarket queues etc. If I do happen to comment to someone behind me in a queue, they look at me as if I have come from another planet! As for younger people, they are only interested in their I-Phones its a sad world

mcem. After deliberating for quite a while whether to do so, I will answer your last message. You are quite right and the apostrophe after the s is no longer used. However, when I was in school it was drummed into us that the apostrophe after the s was used to denote possession. So, I am old fashioned and still use it.

I was in the queue at on if those 'buffet' style eateries and started chatting with a man who was a coach driver and in with a group if foreign visitors. My 6 year old DGD eventually piped up 'do you know each other'? When told we didn't she was curious to find out why we were talking to each other. The guy just told her, if you don't speak to people you don't find friends or learn about things. He even introduced her to one of his visitors who were from China. Couldn't wait to tell her parents all about it when she got home. Talking is good.

Meant to say that I have lived in the north and no w live in southwestLondon and find people chat in both places!

I have always chatted to people in shops, queues etc. My DH is always amazed by what I find out!

Thank you GreenGran just watched the clip, raised a smile, so true, so true.

I chat to anyone much to my DH’s embarressment!

youngagain - its forecast. Not its' forecast!

You're right Barmy. My apologies and won't do it again.

Not having a car, I walk a lot and know lots of people by sight simply through seeing them regularly. This morning, in the space of about 20 minutes I had said hello or chatted to four people in the street then I passed the time of day with a couple of Waitrose staff that I see regularly. I often chat to people on the bus, sometimes it's someone I actually know. If I'm with OH he's amazed at how many people I seem to know.

Oldandverygrey You MUST watch this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT0ay9u1gg4

I am a Southerner and chat to no one. Don't want to listen to all their aches and pains and medical history.

Me too Scouse

I'm a Scouser, we chat to anybody and everybody

I just wish people would stop correcting other peoples posts. No ' in this post a it may be wrong

Missed my chance, lemongrove!

GreenGran78......you nearly pulled there.?

Our car was so dusty that DH took it off to the car wash on Saturday, so maybe that was it?Been and gone?

I chat, or at least make a passing comment to people when out and about, after all why not, do we need to be ‘introduced’ first?
DH hates anyone to speak to him ( strangers) though will respond ( as he edges away.)

I often chat to strangers. The other day a kind gentleman saw me struggling to reach something in the supermarket, and lifted it down for me. We chatted for ages, and had a great deal in common. Both widowed several years ago, similar hobbies and ages, it was becoming really interesting!

Then his daughter swooped up and carried him off!

I like to speak to people when out and about, but I got more than I bargained for when we were travelling to Canada to visit daughter a few years back. The elderly lady next to me was having trouble putting her case into the overhead locker so I helped her. This kicked off a 'conversation', or rather monologue, which lasted the entire journey! Nine and a bit hours. I swear she barely stopped for breath. It was really interesting, if somewhat repetitive, and she did say she was worried she might be losing the plot a bit. OH couldnt believe it when I got up to go to the loo and she immediately moved across to talk to him, bless her. I think I heard her entire life history from beginning to end.

I think it's nice to have a chat at a bus stop, or wherever. How lovely that your young relative is so confident, 00mam00 - I was so shy at that age that I'd barely say boo to a goose. Thankfully I've become braver as I've got older.

I think it was a faint bit of dust that arrived last week in the warm weather, Sheliasue.

This is a dust storm!
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I never used to chat to people in queues etc but find that now I do it all the time - I think it might be a "mature' person habit.

I am only able to get out once a week to go to town shopping but otherwise leave a very lonely life so am pleased to chat to anyone. I find elderly people are most friendly and often see the same people each week.

I'm always happy to chat to anyone anywhere when I'm out and about. I'm very conscious that for many elderly people it may be the only conversation they'll have that day. I found in London younger people (under 40) are more reluctant to talk to strangers, but in our village everyone talks to you whether you know them or not. Our GC are equally friendly and not shy of adults, so we've all done our best to ensure they are street-wise too.