stranger

You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.

A 16-year-old asked a stranger at a grocery store to buy him and his mother some food in exchange for carrying the man's groceries to his car.

A wonderful bond formed between the two, and within a couple of weeks, the stranger named White helped raise $190,000 on the website to support the Memphis teenager and his disabled mother.

Over time, some men become strangers to their own emotional lives.

But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.

But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble.

Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others.

In her excitement, she didn't seem to realize that she was sharing the baby's photos with a complete stranger.

It was the nicest gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger.

Looking back, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger.

Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers.

Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation.

She felt nervous when talking to strangers.

She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers suddenly became friendly to one another.

That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are kind, they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.

They can even distinguish their mother's voice from that of a female stranger.

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small crisis, but she actually wasn't the only one.

Usually, the stranger the idea is, the more it gets noticed.

"When Dr.Epley and Mr.Schoreder asked other people in the same train station to predict how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their ride would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York times summarizes.

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable.

It's a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there's much to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.