When my friend and I were at Pearl Harbor, we wanted someone to take a picture of us. I know this sounds terrible, but its true.. We stood there for a few minutes as all of these Japanese tourists passed by, and I told her we’d ask the first people who looked like they spoke English. Eventually, a family walked past, we asked them, and they obliged, then we took their picture for them. The funny part was that they were from Chicago, too. We made new friends that day.
Edit: People always seem to stop me and ask me for directions or help, no matter where I am. I think it may be because I always try to look like I know where I am and where I am going, even if I am a visitor in a city.