One of your sections - the red headed man. This phenomenon was given a name by Stanley Milgram; he calls the people we see like that "familiar strangers". He was also the psychologist infamous elsewhere for his obedience experiments in the 1960s, I think it was.
I feel Wellington is extra-prone to it, because of the small population, and because people often get around on foot, so we pass in the street more often...
Yes, and we use (or used to use) public transport a lot. A classic "familiar strangers" site is bus stops and train stations. One may see the same person daily for years and maybe only ever smile, but if we should meet them in another city, we fall on their neck as if to a long-lost cousin...
One of your sections - the red headed man. This phenomenon was given a name by Stanley Milgram; he calls the people we see like that "familiar strangers". He was also the psychologist infamous elsewhere for his obedience experiments in the 1960s, I think it was.
I feel Wellington is extra-prone to it, because of the small population, and because people often get around on foot, so we pass in the street more often...
Yes, and we use (or used to use) public transport a lot. A classic "familiar strangers" site is bus stops and train stations. One may see the same person daily for years and maybe only ever smile, but if we should meet them in another city, we fall on their neck as if to a long-lost cousin...
!!green dress the colour of the Thoth Fool’s armour!!