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Originally Posted by HarryT
How very "un-British"  . Talking to strangers is something that people just don't do here. I've never been asked about my book readers by strangers, although I do find that when I go away on holiday (cruises, etc) other people do take an interest in what it is. |
Eh, obviously a regional thing. Here, most folks will strike up a conversation with a lamppost.
(And by
here, I mean specifically the southern United States. I don't think that it necessarily holds true in every part of the country. Lampposts can go about their business unmolested in New York City, I'll bet.)