The high-openness one has been on my mind for awhile, because the volume of people that show this really varies by region. And as an extrovert, the more I do this, the more sane I stay.
Oakland does this extremely well. I've literally had to deal with people over the years lament how addicted they were to bus stops, for the sheer social aspect. Want to zip through a line? Don't go there. And the truly interesting thing is how meaningful many of these everyday conversations are. They're not always shallow. And that improves one's mood, tremendously.
I think alot of times it's almost an inverted propensity with material wealth. Places where people just don't have much usually use human interaction to entertain themselves, and city people really aren't that big on "things". Latin America? Open. Africa? Extremely open.
But isn't this also really a case of personality type? I can be one annoying-ass person to introverts. But extroverts need this interaction like oxygen.
Once again, an awesome topic to bring up. Nicely done, Ma'am!
The high-openness one has been on my mind for awhile, because the volume of people that show this really varies by region. And as an extrovert, the more I do this, the more sane I stay.
Oakland does this extremely well. I've literally had to deal with people over the years lament how addicted they were to bus stops, for the sheer social aspect. Want to zip through a line? Don't go there. And the truly interesting thing is how meaningful many of these everyday conversations are. They're not always shallow. And that improves one's mood, tremendously.
God I miss living in high-openness SF
I think alot of times it's almost an inverted propensity with material wealth. Places where people just don't have much usually use human interaction to entertain themselves, and city people really aren't that big on "things". Latin America? Open. Africa? Extremely open.
But isn't this also really a case of personality type? I can be one annoying-ass person to introverts. But extroverts need this interaction like oxygen.
Once again, an awesome topic to bring up. Nicely done, Ma'am!