Yesterday I was at a restaurant with my friends. This Asian guy came in and sat near us. I noticed him speaking Korean on the phone. I consume a lot of Korean content, so this got me really excited. On a whim, I decided to go up to him and chat. I introduced myself, and he invited me to sit with him if I wanted to, even though he was a bit awkward, lol. He ordered some stuff for me. I found out he’s here in Switzerland for work, and we had a good talk. I ended up hanging out with him around the city. We exchanged contact info and are seeing each other again today after he gets off work. It was my first time doing something like this, and I honestly didn’t know meeting people could be so spontaneous and organic.
Shocking what can happen when humanity put down the phone and meet people in real life. Wish this normal behavior will be more commonplace like it used to be.
I’ve been a hangout at the coffee shop/bar and casually meet people person for over 20yrs. In the last six months the amount of conversations I’ve had with strangers has shot up exponentially. For the first time in many years it’s reminded me of what the social scene was like when I was in my teens and early 20s at the turn of the century. And it’s not just people my age returning to it, it’s a lot of the 21-25 crowd. I’ve been invited to play darts, join a pool or foosball game, or play some Buck Hunter with a stranger more times this year than I probably was in the past five. It’s nice, a chill night out meeting new people even if it’s a temporary “let’s converse for a bit”.
Happy to hear! :-)