are you standoffish and taken aback if a stranger speaks to you? i am still chuckling at how i shook the lives of those NYers by daring to speak to them, by asking a question! LOL!
Reminds me of an old NY joke: A midwesterner was wandering through NYC, doing some sightseeing. He had heard of the reputation that the locals have, but was still eager to visit some of the landmarks. He stopped a guy on the street and said, "Could you tell me how to get to the Empire State Building, or should I just go f**k myself?"
Nope. But then again I don’t live in the City either...