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In Egypt, I'm told, it's rude to ignore a stranger,
在埃及，有人告訴我，無視陌生人是十分沒有禮貌的做法，
and there's a remarkable culture of hospitality.
并且有很多關于友善的文化。
Strangers might ask each other for a sip of water.
陌生人之間可以分享飲用水，
Or, if you ask someone for directions, they're very likely to invite you home for coffee.
或者如果你向當地人問路，他們很有可能會邀請你到家里喝杯咖啡。
We see these unwritten rules most clearly when they're broken,
只有當這些規矩被打破的時候，
or when you're in a new place and you're trying to figure out what the right thing to do is.
或者我們在新環境中想要入鄉隨俗，才會注意到這些本來習以為常的規矩。
Sometimes breaking the rules a little bit is where the action is.
有時候稍微破壞一下規矩就可以發現正確的舉動。
In case it's not clear, I really want you to do this. OK?
萬一正確的舉動并不是那么明確，我很希望你們能這樣做。
So here's how it's going to go.
可以試著這樣尋求幫助。
Find somebody who is making eye contact. That's a good signal.
找一個和你在進行眼神交流的人。有眼神交流是一個很好的信號。
The first thing is a simple smile.
你首先要做的是微微一笑。
If you're passing somebody on the street or in the hallway here, smile. See what happens.
如果你在街道上或是走廊里與人擦肩而過，微笑一下，看看會發生什么。
Another is triangulation. There's you, there's a stranger,
另外要做的一件事是三角評估。在這個三角形中有你，一個陌生人，
there's some third thing that you both might see and comment on,
以及一件你們都能看到或者評價的物品，
like a piece of public art or somebody preaching in the street or somebody wearing funny clothes.
比如說一件藝術展品，或者是在街道上傳教的人，或者是衣著滑稽的人。
Give it a try. Make a comment about that third thing, and see if starts a conversation.
試試看。對第三件事情稍加點評，看能不能開始一段對話。
