What is an appropriate way to discipline strangers' kids? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 34 answers

Approaching a stranger for whom you feel pity – good idea or lousy? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 23 answers

Strangers have mocked me twice in the last week in the same way. I'm wondering how pervasive this phenomenon is. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 41 answers

How can I get friends and strangers to have a meaningful, intelligent conversation about something deeper than music or cars? Specifically what are some good thought provoking questions or topics to bring up that the average person could discuss? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2006 - 20 answers

How do I show my appreciation for housemates who've cooked me several nice meals in a row, when I can't cook and I'm too poor to take them to dinner? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2006 - 18 answers

What's the adult version of "Let's be friends"? [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 33 answers

Have you ever rented a room off of craigslist? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2005 - 23 answers

A coworker is trying to think of a quote on the degrees of strangeness from a SF book. Its to do with some Scandinavian (maybe) concept of 4 kinds of strangers - totally unknown, of your species, of your tribe, of your family, or something along those lines. [MI]
posted on Feb 18, 2004 - 7 answers

I see lots of photographers with candid photos of strangers from the park, on the street, etc., but I'm wary of getting sued just for taking some amateur photos. What laws, guidlines, rules of thumb, etc., should I use when taking photos of people in public?
posted on Jan 22, 2004 - 16 answers