i never talk to people i hardly know, and people that do frighten me its not about being cool though, its about privacy!
when I meet a new person, one of the first things that happens is I shake their hand, tell them my name, and learn theirs. then they are no longer a stranger. I feel fairly comfortable opening up to new people, though I do mind my words and unless it is relevant to the subject at hand, I will not go too deeply into personal stuff because a) who cares? and b) I like my mystery. having said that, if it is relevant to the conversation, I will share some pretty personal stuff sometimes.
People do that stuff to me. I feel like I should start up a psychology office and charge $300 per hour. Then again, at that price that probably wouldn't say anything to me. .