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Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by aszantu on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:10PM (#20471265)
why not make it a habit to talk to a stranger on the commuting train?
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Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by zaphod4prez on Thursday July 18, 2019 @01:49PM (#20472251)
In many parts of the US this is so out of the norm that people would be freaked out by you trying to talk to them (SF, NYC for sure but even in Chicago which is supposed to have that Midwestern friendliness... it'd be weird and often unwelcome)
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Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by ulisesrmzroche on Thursday July 18, 2019 @02:18PM (#20472542)
This is not the case. Y’all just don’t know how to small talk.
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Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by Bjartr on Thursday July 18, 2019 @01:39PM (#20472158)
Because that can be a terrifying prospect for some.
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