Social Experiment: strangers no more?

I thought this was beautifully done and what an interesting concept to put strangers into an intimate moment. It brings out the human connection and makes it harder to view each other as "outside" or "other", cuts the disconnection and walls that are put into place. What do you all think?

Video not available in my country. Lovely.

And I really wanted to see this! 😭

Awwww, I'm sorry! That's weird....I hate when it does that. 😢

And I realized that it won't let me post more than one vid at a time....here's the other one.

I agree. A stranger to me is someone I just haven't met yet. 🙂

We're all a lot more alike than we realize, I think.

Trying to get this one to work....

Like you munchkin, my Sag mom says there are no strangers. Just a friend she hasn't met yet. She talks to everyone, everywhere. It's embarrassing!! lol

(nah, not embarrassing actually, but we tease her it is).

Posted by truecap
Like you munchkin, my Sag mom says there are no strangers. Just a friend she hasn't met yet. She talks to everyone, everywhere. It's embarrassing!! lol

(nah, not embarrassing actually, but we tease her it is).

It's the Sag way! 😄 I've got my moon there. We can defrost even the grumpiest seagoat! 😛

Posted by Theatrum
Video not available in my country. Lovely.

And I really wanted to see this! 😭

Use a proxy server.

Can't see the vid but is it where the photographer takes photos of two strangers?


This one goes another step in getting strangers to kiss. Awkward and weird but endearing nonetheless.

@Stoic Thanks for the suggestion but I just figured that it works just fine when I YouTube search the video. It's the link in the OP that seems to be messed up.



What they say at the end is not hard to believe at all. Feeling of comfort and closeness, a complete stranger, it really can go hand in hand more often than not. How hard is it really to break that surface barrier and connect to another when we all have so much in common already? I guess, as hard as we want it to be.

I don't think it'll be as good as a kiss from someone you like. I just find it interesting seeing kissing is meant to be a pleasurable act and these strangers sure enjoyed it. Kinda like the pictures, this supposed barriers we have up it's all self imposed.

Posted by aquasnoz
Can't see the vid but is it where the photographer takes photos of two strangers?

This one goes another step in getting strangers to kiss. Awkward and weird but endearing nonetheless.

Hah, their nervousness is adorable. This would be such an interesting start of a relationship between two individuals.

Posted by aquavita
well different cultures are different. for example in so called "muslim" culture affectionate touch and hugs are more common believe it or not than in new york. i tried once to hug a police woman west of boston mass, and she pulled her gun on me. i would not hug a strange man unless extreme situation. a woman : yes. as i am female. b
traveling across the states shows me people are different yet the same. yes this video proves it. how about the porject "hug" that made it all over the world few years ago? this is same thing. western culture is very unaffectionate.
there are so called "hug sessions" in new york: people of both sexes get together, lie down naked and hug each other for hours
i guess project "hug" is still going on http://hugproject.wordpress.com/

LOL omg

Bostonians are the LAST people a stranger should try to hug. A little old lady would probably have pulled out a gun too, much less a cop!

We're called Massholes for a reason 😛

Posted by aquasnoz
Can't see the vid but is it where the photographer takes photos of two strangers?

This one goes another step in getting strangers to kiss. Awkward and weird but endearing nonetheless.

Yes to the one about awkward strangers posing for the camera and yes, that kissing strangers was what I was trying to post but the link didn't seem to want to work.

I agree with the comments about the barriers being what we want them to be. It goes to show what can be accomplished if we step outside the comfort zone and reach out to people (and it doesn't even have to be kissing). Human touch....it's vital.