Do you talk to strangers?

I was in the garden yesterday and this elderly lady - over 80?, stopped and said hello and we talked for a while, then she asked me what my flat number was. I told her and she said she will call in one day and have a chat.
Okay said I, she was repeating herself and seemed a little forgetful.
If she does turn up, I will invite her in for a chat.
Best get some tea.

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novaguy2u · 70-79, M

Post WW2 boomers grew up learning to be polite to strangers and elderly people, and it wasn't unusual to chat with a stranger. I and my siblings were taught to greet or acknowledge adults we met in the street, whether we knew them or not. Even today I acknowledge people in the street unless they pointedly avoid eye contact.