In this short street‑level cold‑approach video, Speaker A initiates a conversation with a stranger (Speaker B) by asking if they speak English, offering a compliment, and expressing curiosity about their background. The dialogue moves through several stages: A guesses the stranger’s ethnicity and age, B corrects and reveals they are from Sulawesi, and they discuss work enthusiasm. A acknowledges B’s social skills, proposes grabbing a drink, and exchanges Instagram/TikTok references before ending the encounter politely. The clip showcases a step‑by‑step example of how to start, sustain, and smoothly transition a random street interaction into a potential future meetup, emphasizing positive vibes, genuine interest, and light‑hearted banter.
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Excuse me, sorry, you speak English?
Yes.
Yeah, this is gonna sound super random. I just saw you walk past and you look really nice, so I wanted to come say hi. Yeah, you look— when I first saw you, you didn't seem Thai to me.
Really? How do I look like?
I don't know, I thought you might be from maybe like Indonesia or something. You're from Phuket?
No, I'm from Sulawesi.
Sulawesi? Oh, that's like Close by. Close to Mui Ne. Ah, okay. When I first started talking to you, you had like a very young energy. But then the more I talk to you, the more I feel like you're not that young.
You're like, you're like, you're like 27.
Is that good? Yeah, I got it. I got it. I got it. I got it. I can read.
You surprise me a lot.
I surprise you a lot?
I do. Yeah, why? Because I know cool about you on Korean, that's what I mean one. But now you're also like maybe younger than 37.
Now you're confused. Yeah, I don't know what to think anymore.
Yeah, everything I say is wrong.
Yeah, you're just like, you say something, you're like just throw it on the wall. You're like, let me see what he responds, and I don't respond anything. You're like, no, that's not it. Let me Just keep on running through. Do you actually enjoy work, or is that what you want to keep on doing?
I like it. Yeah, it challenges me every day, so I like it. It's not that boring, it's not routine, you know, like we can like talk with people, need to organize the thing.
I can see that you're good at talking to people, you know.
Yeah, that's why.
Yeah, you just like— I can feel like it gives you energy, you know. All right, how about we do this? We do— we grab some drink next time.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, are you on Instagram?
Yeah, yeah.
They have like a very strong case, you know. Did something happen before? You like dropped it and like—
Many times. Wow, you're a TikToker? You prefer peace than city, right?
Oh no, I love the city, but like because of my work, I stay in like Bali and, you know. Hope you have an amazing rest of your day.
