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**Liebling:-)))** · 11-22-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Reba

There is a HUGE difference between teaching children not to talk to strangers when they are alone, and adults showing friendliness to strangers.

The main point there is, children shouldn't be left alone in a vulnerable situation.

Yes, I discussed and agreed to teach a child should not be alone to talk to strangers and meet "strangers" in the public (you know them as old friends, ex-co-workers, etc) and chat... until your post here for a first time over chat with stranger you never meet in your life and don´t know them.

I´m trying to make a point...

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You teach your child to not talk to strangers then on next day, you meet a stranger and chatted... Your child look up to you and ask you who is he? Did you know him? What´s your reply? It would confuse your child if you said that you don´t know him... Why it´s okay for you to chat with stranger, not your child?

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Those aren't strangers or friends, so they could be called "acquaintances."

Yes, you are right that it should be call "actquaintances", not "strangers".

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No, it's not confusing. Little children shouldn't be roaming streets alone, so they won't be in that situation. They will see and model the appropriate way to behave in public.

Disagree... see the example above... It´s not just children but adult as well, the bad stranger seduce...

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Is that why European adults are paranoid about strangers?

Huh? No, we don´t shoot the strangers for come in our house property but Americans.

We were raised to not talk to strangers, we don´t know. Many American children and adult are being killed and rape by intruders don´t they? Who is intruder, of course bad stranger. That´s why we are carefully to judge stranger before we can talk with them.

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I guess Americans are bolder and more willing to take chances. We don't like to be incapacitated by fear. It's the freedom thing. Sometimes freedom is risky and comes at a cost but it's worth it.

It has nothing do with fear or whatever but it´s our mentality. We don´t own the guns and have no reason to be fear... We answer the door to the strangers without shoot them... but Americans do...

As what you said then you should agree for restriction gun control or banned the gun control because "friendly talk with stranger is America´s culture"... :scratch: Without guns, you are fear... right? But we don´t because we don´t need the guns.

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That proves that European and American cultures are different.

Yes and also mentality as well.

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That's good.

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That's why children aren't allowed to roam the streets alone.

Yes, we discussed this at other thread. For my children´s sake, I don´t talk with strangers... I would call myself as a liar if I chat with stranger front of my child because I teach my child to not talk to the strangers. It would confuse my children to think okay to talk with stranger, I never see before why not okay for my children. I want my children look up at my role and know its not okay to talk to the strangers when they are alone...

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Also, did you know that if someone is a "bad" stranger he'll do his badness whether or not someone smiles at him? Not smiling at a bad stranger will not prevent any crime.

Did I said anything to against "smile"? I do not see anything that I against "smile". Yes, we smile each other when we look each other or say most "Guten Tag", "Guten Morgen" by walk pass without talk each other ....

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Yes, but it's also sad if the only smiles come from people who want your money. It's a lot nicer when everyone is friendly.

Actually, it´s normal when they want to make money when the tourists come and go... :shrug: It doesn´t bother me really...

Yes I would agree that it would be nicer when everyone is friendly... I know we can´t expect that everyone is friendly... and accept that each person is different that´s how he/she expose into kind of person what she/he is. Oh well...