No. Almost never happens in Norway - you'd be considered odd if you did. However, above the treeline, that reverses. Strangers meet on mountain pathways and have conversations that last for a while.
Curious, are your neighbouring countries similar in that way too? I don't want to throw you all into one basket, but every Scandinavian person I've met has been open and outgoing. Maybe because they were all travellers, it was a perpetual "above the tree line" scenario.
It's not uncommon to chat up a random stranger around here but most people dont seem to have time to even say hello back or it feels like they think youre weird or something sometimes
Much less awkward in Denmark, much more awkward in Finland, similar in Sweden. And yeah, you got it spot on with the perpetual above the treeline scenario
in a way, it’s great because there are so many people, so many opportunities. there are jobs and ways to make money everywhere. the trick is to get a side hustle going to make some pocket cash. 6mil. damn. that’s a lot of people. i wonder how many people this city has?? ...i guess i will look it up
I believe the general feeling there is they think you want something if you approach them like begging for money. There is way too much unhealthy paranoia these days and yes I myself am guilty of it.
I will say hi and chat if somebody initiates, but I almost never say anything beyond a hello to another stranger on my own, I may wave and acknowledge so as to not ignore entirely, but ultimately I kind of just keep to myself.
I walk/hike a lot. I'll say hello in passing but I prefer not to chat. If I'm in line at a store, I'll engage in very small talk. Even though I'm not a chatty person, I'm polite
that’s exactly how i feel. of course they are approaching me because they want something. i’m sorry i don’t think anyone has ever came up to me and it was something good
To be honest same here. I've always been harassed or hit up for money and people wonder why I keep to myself.
well it’s nice to know people are kind of like that. i guess i am the same way. i don’t want to put to much time into a random stranger for nothing in return. but kids are different. gota pass that knowledge on after my sons basketball games i will purposely stop some of the kids on his team to give them some pointers to improve on, i think i will pull the kid aside that is the “leader” of the team and remind him before our next game and see if there is some improvement damn i’m getting old lol
it’s so annoying when they walk up asking for money. i barley have any. i would rather give a random bum on the corner some weed
if you open up and give the wrong person an opening you will end up getting burned...it’s sucks. but sometimes it’s a breath of fresh air when u get that random encounter
I have nothing against helping out someone in need but half the time when they tell me "Oh I'm hungry can you give me some money for food." I can smell the booze on them and I can't be sure if they will actually buy food with it. So sometimes I do offer to buy some food and gage the way they react. Someone who is hungry and in need will actually take that offer.
they have little homeless communities here. so they have a person at each light and people will give them their leftovers. there is a spot under the bridge where someone else is standing next to and you will see all of the styrofoam boxes. so i’m guessing they have a nice feast at night lol
i don’t know...the homelessness is the result of events happening to someone’s life. just building a shelter or a home for them, is not really enough what the homeless really need are resources and assistance throughout time. not just a one time, hey here is a home for you; now everything is better and you can now have a normal life