> My assumption based on experience is that any stranger who strikes up a conversation with me is either mentally unstable or is looking to get something from m

> My assumption based on experience is that any stranger who strikes up a conversation with me is either mentally unstable or is looking to get something from me. I operate under this assumption any time I'm somewhere in a big city, unless I'm attending an event where people are specifically mixed together and expected to talk to each other (professional conference, etc) in a small town of 200-300 people/very rural area, I take a different approach of course