The Benefits of Talking to Strangers

In an interview, Dr. Fingerman

noted that casual connections with people encountered in the course of daily life can give people a feeling that they belong to a community, which she described as “a basic human need.”

My tendency to “chat up” total strangers I meet in the course of just living has resulted in a slew of acquaintances who have filled my days with pleasantries, advice, information, needed assistance and, most important of all during this time of enforced semi-isolation, a valuable sense of connections to people who share my environment.

Source: https://dnyuz.com/2020/08/03/the-benefits-of-talking-to-strangers/