I come from Singapore, that has been known to be safe so we tend to be complacent and not on high alert (as most of us should) where strangers are concerned. We rely a lot on Tourism and have lots of expats working in Singapore and it is very common to have people approaching you to ask questions. It can be for directions or information on things or places. As it is a very small country, there are usually people around so if something goes wrong, help and assistance are close by. So I am not afraid of strangers asking, in fact when I see someone looking around looking lost, I would approach and ask if I can assist. When I am traveling, my guards will be up and I am selective in who I will approach for help and who approach me. So I guess it depends on where you are being brought up and which country you are at when a stranger comes up to approach me. Good to be careful then sorry.
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