The Google Challenge

     My sister and I have said on a few occasions "Communication may be the key but they keep changing the locks". This can be applied to many groups of people but right now I am targeting a specific group. Complete strangers.
     Why are we so afraid to talk to each other? I'm not saying you have to go up to a stranger and have the most mind blowing conversation to have ever been spoken into existence. All I am saying is, is when I smile and say "Hi" in passing, don't look at me like I am a complete weirdo. Return with a smile. It may be the best part of someone's day.
     So here is my idea to have some fun, and possibly make a friend you never thought you would have.
Stop Googling every little thing and ask someone for directions, or a general knowledge question, i.e. who sings the song "New York, New York"? You will find someone that knows the answer to your question. Even if you don't get your answer you can google it as a last resort. :)
     At least this way you are giving yourself an opportunity to meet someone new. What's wrong with that? Think of it as a verbal scavenger hunt.
     I know convenience outweighs everything, but I have done this in a restaurant while my friends sat at the table and plugged the question into their smartphones. Even though it took me a little while to find my answer, I sparked conversations at a number of tables, not just between myself and the people I was asking, but it gave them something to talk about other than the weather. And on a couple occasions it sparked a conversation between two separate tables. I don't know of any smart phone that can do that!
     So try the Google Challenge. Even for a day.

"Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends" ~Shirley MacLaine