Talking to a stranger

For people who is shy, it is difficult to talk to a stranger. Today's theme was talking to a stranger. We practiced to start talking with following topics.

• commenting about surroundings.
• It's hot in this room, isn't it?
• asking for the other's opinion.
• I wonder if this train had more space. Do you think so too?
• offer information about yourself.
• By the way, I am from Japan.

There may be another way that is asking about the other but I am not sure that it is that.

Perhaps, we have more chance to be asked by a stranger on board of plain, train or bus. If I didn't want to the other, I would brush them off or gave them the cold shoulder.

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In plain, Seats that are near an isle are called isle seats and ones that are near window are called window seats.

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The word "line" in the sentence "What line of work are you in?" means type of work, for example, sales , IT or medicine.

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The money you pay when to rent a house is deposit, which is "Shiki-kin" or 敷金 in Japanese.