Yes, I had conversations with quite a few strangers last night at the Breaking Dawn Part 1 midnight premier. You know, talking to other people in the popcorn line, and so on… VERY long lines, so everyone there pretty much starts chatting with other movie goers while they wait.
Despite the stereotype, people in NY are friendly and chatty (once you start seeing the same faces every day). There’s a small handful of people I’ve met on the bus on my way to work and we’ve become acquaintances.
I had more friends on sodahead than here but even then there were only a very few that I would chat with in PM’s. It was usually about them agreeing with me on a topic that was important to them.