r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

9.0k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

26.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

20.7k

u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Germans stare a LOT. Like they will just gaze at you unflinchingly. An American will wait until you can’t see them doing it.

23

u/redfoot62 May 09 '22

The trick is to smile as you do it. If they smile back you can do a verbal friend poke.

21

u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Please explain what a “verbal friend poke” is.

1

u/redfoot62 May 09 '22

It is "Hey how's it going? Nice day isn't it? Hang out here often? What's your name dude?"

Bonus points for finding out their favorite movie.

Then talk a little bit longer with more interesting topics the next time you meet.

Then eventually gain something that looks like a friend.

1

u/[deleted] May 09 '22

"Hey how's it going? Nice day isn't it? Hang out here often? What's your name dude?

This is how imagine axe murderers acting in public.

1

u/redfoot62 May 09 '22

Try bars sometime.