strangers

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Then and now, Addicks helps young sorority hopefuls fine-tune their networking skills, clean up their social media, learn how to chat with strangers and perfect their style.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It’s a place where people pause to chat up strangers on oak-and-magnolia-draped streets, a place where boutiques sell smocked baby dresses and shirts with phrases such as “Pearls Are Always Appropriate.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

We dance, we chat with strangers, we dance with strangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Fewer multigenerational households, declining community and religious engagement, even self-checkout lanes at the grocery store, all mean fewer opportunities to talk to relatives and strangers, Pfeifer says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

It made sense to me as I stood at the door of the teahouse, shouting at strangers.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri