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Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers
Kio Stark: Hvorfor du burde snakke med fremmede
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"Når du taler med fremmede laver du vidunderlige afbrydelser i det ellers forventede forløb på dit liv -- og deres," siger Kio Stark. I denne dejlige tale undersøger Stark de oversete fordele ved at gå ud over vores normale ubehag ved at tale med fremmede og i stedet omfavne de flygtige men gennemgående smukke øjeblikke af oprigtige møder.
Kio Stark - Stranger enthusiast
Kio Stark explores the myriad ways encounters with strangers impact our lives. Full bio
Kio Stark explores the myriad ways encounters with strangers impact our lives. Full bio
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There are things we say
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Der er ting vi siger,
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when we catch the eye of a stranger
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når vi får øjenkontakt med en fremmed
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or a neighbor walking by.
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eller passerer en nabo.
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We say, "Hello, how are you?
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Vi siger: "Hej, hvordan går det?
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It's a beautiful day.
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Det er en vidunderlig dag.
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How do you feel?"
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Hvordan har du det?"
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These sound kind of meaningless, right?
And, in some ways, they are.
And, in some ways, they are.
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Det lyder ret ligegyldigt, ikke?
Og det er det på nogle punkter.
Og det er det på nogle punkter.
00:29
They have no semantic meaning.
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Det har ingen semantisk værdi.
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It doesn't matter how you are
or what the day is like.
or what the day is like.
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Det er ligegyldigt hvordan det går,
eller hvordan dagen er.
eller hvordan dagen er.
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They have something else.
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Det har noget andet.
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They have social meaning.
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Det har social værdi.
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What we mean when we say those things is:
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Hvad vi mener når vi siger de ting er:
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I see you there.
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Jeg ser dig.
00:45
I'm obsessed with talking to strangers.
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Jeg er besat af at snakke med fremmede.
00:49
I make eye contact, say hello,
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Jeg får øjenkontakt, siger hej,
00:51
I offer help, I listen.
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jeg tilbyder min hjælp, jeg lytter.
00:54
I get all kinds of stories.
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Jeg får alle mulige historier.
00:57
About seven years ago, I started
documenting my experiences
documenting my experiences
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For ca. syv år siden, startede jeg med
at dokumentere mine oplevelser
at dokumentere mine oplevelser
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to try to figure out why.
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for at finde ud af hvorfor.
01:03
What I found was that something
really beautiful was going on.
really beautiful was going on.
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Hvad jeg fandt ud af var
at noget meget smukt foregik
at noget meget smukt foregik
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This is almost poetic.
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Det er næsten poetisk.
01:10
These were really profound experiences.
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De er meget dybsindige oplevelser.
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They were unexpected pleasures.
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De er uventede fornøjelser.
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They were genuine emotional connections.
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De var oprigtige følelsesmæssige møder.
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They were liberating moments.
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De var frigørende øjeblikke.
01:22
So one day, I was standing on a corner
waiting for the light to change,
waiting for the light to change,
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En dag stod jeg på et gadekryds
og ventede på at lyset skulle skifte,
og ventede på at lyset skulle skifte,
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which, I'm a New Yorker,
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og fordi jeg er New Yorker
01:27
so that means I was actually standing
in the street on the storm drain,
in the street on the storm drain,
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stod jeg på vejen, oven på et afløb,
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as if that could get me across faster.
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som om at det kunne få mig over hurtigere.
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And there's an old man
standing next to me.
standing next to me.
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En gammel mand står ved siden af mig.
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So he's wearing, like, a long overcoat
and sort of an old-man hat,
and sort of an old-man hat,
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Han har en lang frakke på,
og en slags gammel-mands hat,
og en slags gammel-mands hat,
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and he looked like somebody from a movie.
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og han lignede en man ser på film.
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And he says to me,
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Og han siger til mig:
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"Don't stand there. You might disappear."
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"Du må ikke stå der. Måske forsvinder du."
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So this is absurd, right?
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Så det er absurd ikke?
01:49
But I did what he said.
I stepped back onto the sidewalk.
I stepped back onto the sidewalk.
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Men jeg gjorde hvad han sagde.
Jeg trådte tilbage på fortorvet.
Jeg trådte tilbage på fortorvet.
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And he smiled, and he said,
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Og han smilte og sagde:
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"Good. You never know.
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"Godt. Man ved aldrig"
01:56
I might have turned around,
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Jeg havde måske kigget væk,
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and zoop, you're gone."
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og med et er du væk."
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This was weird,
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Det var underligt
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and also really wonderful.
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og også meget vidunderligt.
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He was so warm, and he was
so happy that he'd saved me.
so happy that he'd saved me.
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Han var så kærlig, og han var så glad,
for at han havde redet mig.
for at han havde redet mig.
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We had this little bond.
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Vi havde et lille bånd.
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For a minute, I felt like
my existence as a person
my existence as a person
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I kort tid følte jeg,
at min eksistens som person
at min eksistens som person
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had been noticed,
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blev bemærket,
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and I was worth saving.
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og at jeg var værd at rede.
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The really sad thing is,
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Den triste side af historien er,
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in many parts of the world,
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at mange steder i verden
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we're raised to believe
that strangers are dangerous by default,
that strangers are dangerous by default,
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er vi opdraget til at tro
at fremmede er farlige,
at fremmede er farlige,
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that we can't trust them,
that they might hurt us.
that they might hurt us.
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at vi ikke kan stole på dem,
at de kan såre os.
at de kan såre os.
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But most strangers aren't dangerous.
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Men de fleste fremmede er ikke farlige.
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We're uneasy around them
because we have no context.
because we have no context.
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Vi er usikre omkring dem,
fordi vi ikke har nogen forbindelse.
fordi vi ikke har nogen forbindelse.
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We don't know what their intentions are.
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Vi ved ikke hvad deres hensigt er.
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So instead of using our perceptions
and making choices,
and making choices,
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Så i stedet for at bruge vores
opfattelsesevne og lave valg
opfattelsesevne og lave valg
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we rely on this category of "stranger."
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er vi afhængige af kategorien "fremmed."
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I have a four-year-old.
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Jeg har en fire-årig.
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When I say hello to people on the street,
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Når jeg siger hej til folk på gaden,
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she asks me why.
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spørger hun hvorfor.
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She says, "Do we know them?"
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Hun siger: "kender vi dem?"
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I say, "No, they're our neighbor."
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Jeg siger: "Nej de er vores naboer."
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"Are they our friend?"
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"Er de vores venner?"
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"No, it's just good to be friendly."
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"Nej det er bare godt at være venlig."
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I think twice every time
I say that to her,
I say that to her,
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Jeg tænker mig om en ekstra gang,
når jeg siger det til hende,
når jeg siger det til hende,
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because I mean it,
but as a woman, particularly,
but as a woman, particularly,
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fordi jeg mener det,
men især fordi jeg er en kvinde,
men især fordi jeg er en kvinde,
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I know that not every stranger
on the street has the best intentions.
on the street has the best intentions.
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ved jeg at ikke alle man møder
har gode hensigter.
har gode hensigter.
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It is good to be friendly,
and it's good to learn when not to be,
and it's good to learn when not to be,
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Det er godt at være venlig, og godt
at lære hvornår man ikke skal være det,
at lære hvornår man ikke skal være det,
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but none of that means
we have to be afraid.
we have to be afraid.
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men det betyder ikke vi skal være bange.
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There are two huge benefits
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Der er to kæmpe fordele
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to using our senses instead of our fears.
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ved at bruge vores fornuft
i stedet for vores frygt.
i stedet for vores frygt.
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The first one is that it liberates us.
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For det første frigøre det os.
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When you think about it,
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Når du tænker over det, er det,
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using perception instead of categories
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at bruge vores opfattelse
i stedet for kategorier
i stedet for kategorier
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is much easier said than done.
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sværere end man skulle tro.
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Categories are something our brains use.
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Kategorier er noget vore hjerne bruger.
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When it comes to people,
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Når det gælder mennesker,
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it's sort of a shortcut
for learning about them.
for learning about them.
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er det en slags genvej
til at lære om dem.
til at lære om dem.
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We see male, female, young, old,
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Vi ser, mand, kvinde, ung, gammel,
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black, brown, white, stranger, friend,
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sort, brun, hvid, fremmed, ven,
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and we use the information in that box.
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og vi bruger informationen i den boks.
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It's quick, it's easy
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Det er hurtigt og let,
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and it's a road to bias.
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og det er en vej til fordomme.
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And it means we're not thinking
about people as individuals.
about people as individuals.
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Det betyder at vi ikke tænker,
på mennesker som individer.
på mennesker som individer.
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I know an American researcher
who travels frequently
who travels frequently
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Jeg kender en amerikansk forsker,
som hyppigt rejser
som hyppigt rejser
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in Central Asia and Africa, alone.
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i Central Asien og Afrika, alene.
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She's entering into towns and cities
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Hun kommer til byer
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as a complete stranger.
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som en komplet fremmed.
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She has no bonds, no connections.
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Hun har ingen forhold, ingen forbindelser.
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She's a foreigner.
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Hun er en udlænding.
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Her survival strategy is this:
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Hendes overlevelses strategi er:
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get one stranger to see you
as a real, individual person.
as a real, individual person.
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få en fremmed til at se dig som et
virkeligt, enkelt individ.
virkeligt, enkelt individ.
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If you can do that, it'll help
other people see you that way, too.
other people see you that way, too.
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Hvis du kan det, vil det få andre folk
til at se dig på samme måde.
til at se dig på samme måde.
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The second benefit of using our senses
has to do with intimacy.
has to do with intimacy.
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Den anden fordel ved at bruge fornuft
handler om intimitet.
handler om intimitet.
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I know it sounds
a little counterintuitive,
a little counterintuitive,
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Jeg ved det lyder ulogisk,
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intimacy and strangers,
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intimitet og fremmede,
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but these quick interactions
can lead to a feeling
can lead to a feeling
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men de hurtige udvekslinger
kan føre til en følelse,
kan føre til en følelse,
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that sociologists call
"fleeting intimacy."
"fleeting intimacy."
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som sociologer kalder
"flygtig nærvær."
"flygtig nærvær."
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So, it's a brief experience
that has emotional resonance and meaning.
that has emotional resonance and meaning.
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Så, det er en kort oplevelse,
der har emotionel resonans og betydning.
der har emotionel resonans og betydning.
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It's the good feeling I got
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Det er den gode følelse jeg fik,
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from being saved from the death trap
of the storm drain by the old man,
of the storm drain by the old man,
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da jeg blev reddet af den gamle mand
fra drænets dødsfælde,
fra drænets dødsfælde,
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or how I feel like part of a community
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eller følelsen af fællesskab
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when I talk to somebody
on my train on the way to work.
on my train on the way to work.
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når jeg taler med nogen på toget
på vej til arbejde.
på vej til arbejde.
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Sometimes it goes further.
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Nogle gange går det længere.
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Researchers have found
that people often feel more comfortable
that people often feel more comfortable
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Forskere har fundet ud af,
at andre folk føler sig bedre tilpas
at andre folk føler sig bedre tilpas
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being honest and open
about their inner selves with strangers
about their inner selves with strangers
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med at være ærlige og åbne
omkring deres indre jeg med fremmede,
omkring deres indre jeg med fremmede,
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than they do with their friends
and their families --
and their families --
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end gør over for deres venner og familie.
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that they often feel
more understood by strangers.
more understood by strangers.
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De føler at fremmede forstår dem bedre.
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This gets reported in the media
with great lament.
with great lament.
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Det bliver beretter medierne om,
med stor beklagelse.
med stor beklagelse.
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"Strangers communicate
better than spouses!"
better than spouses!"
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"Fremmede kommunikere
bedre end ægtefæller!"
bedre end ægtefæller!"
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It's a good headline, right?
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Det er en god overskrift ikke?
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I think it entirely misses the point.
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Jeg synes at den misser pointen.
05:51
The important thing about these studies
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Det vigtige med de studier
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is just how significant
these interactions can be;
these interactions can be;
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er, hvor betydelige de her
udvekslinger kan være,
udvekslinger kan være,
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how this special form of closeness
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hvordan den specielle form for nærvær
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gives us something we need
as much as we need our friends
as much as we need our friends
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giver os noget vi har brug for,
på højde med vore venner
på højde med vore venner
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and our families.
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og vores familie.
06:04
So how is it possible that we communicate
so well with strangers?
so well with strangers?
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Så hvordan er det muligt at vi
kommunikere så godt med fremmede?
kommunikere så godt med fremmede?
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There are two reasons.
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Det er på grund af to ting.
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The first one is that
it's a quick interaction.
it's a quick interaction.
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For det første er
det en hurtig udveksling,
det en hurtig udveksling,
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It has no consequences.
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uden konsekvenser.
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It's easy to be honest with someone
you're never going to see again, right?
you're never going to see again, right?
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Det er let at være ærlig overfor nogen
du ikke kommer til at se igen, ikke?
du ikke kommer til at se igen, ikke?
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That makes sense.
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Det giver mening.
06:22
The second reason is where
it gets more interesting.
it gets more interesting.
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Den anden grund er mere interessant.
06:25
We have a bias when it comes
to people we're close to.
to people we're close to.
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Vi har fordomme om
de folk vi er tætte med.
de folk vi er tætte med.
06:29
We expect them to understand us.
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Vi regner med at de forstår os.
06:32
We assume they do,
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Det går vi ud fra,
06:33
and we expect them to read our minds.
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og vi forventer de kan læse vores tanker.
06:36
So imagine you're at a party,
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Så forestil dig du er til en fest,
06:39
and you can't believe
that your friend or your spouse
that your friend or your spouse
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og du kan ikke tro,
at din ven eller ægtefælle
at din ven eller ægtefælle
06:42
isn't picking up on it
that you want to leave early.
that you want to leave early.
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ikke kan læse at du vil gå tidligt.
06:45
And you're thinking,
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Og du tænker,
06:46
"I gave you the look."
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"jeg gav dig blikket."
06:50
With a stranger, we have
to start from scratch.
to start from scratch.
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Med fremmede skal vi starte fra bunden.
06:53
We tell the whole story,
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Vi fortæller hele historien.
06:55
we explain who the people are,
how we feel about them;
how we feel about them;
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Vi forklarer hvem folk er,
hvordan vi har det med dem,
hvordan vi har det med dem,
06:58
we spell out all the inside jokes.
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vi skærer interne vittigheder ud i pap.
07:00
And guess what?
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Og gæt engang?
07:02
Sometimes they do
understand us a little better.
understand us a little better.
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Nogle gange forstår de os en smule bedre.
07:06
OK.
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OK.
07:07
So now that we know
that talking to strangers matters,
that talking to strangers matters,
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Så nu når vi ved at det
at tale med fremmede gør noget,
at tale med fremmede gør noget,
07:10
how does it work?
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hvordan virker det?
07:12
There are unwritten rules
we tend to follow.
we tend to follow.
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Der er uskrevne regler vi plejer at følge.
07:15
The rules are very different
depending on what country you're in,
depending on what country you're in,
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Reglerne er forskellige
alt efter hvilket land du er i,
alt efter hvilket land du er i,
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what culture you're in.
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og hvilken kultur du er i.
I de fleste steder i USA er
07:21
In most parts of the US,
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de basale forventninger i offentligheden,
07:23
the baseline expectation in public
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07:25
is that we maintain a balance
between civility and privacy.
between civility and privacy.
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at vi holder en balance
mellem høflighed og privatliv.
mellem høflighed og privatliv.
07:30
This is known as civil inattention.
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Det bliver kaldt høflig uopmærksomhed.
07:33
So, imagine two people are walking
towards each other on the street.
towards each other on the street.
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Så forestil dig at to folk
går mod hinanden på gaden.
går mod hinanden på gaden.
07:37
They'll glance at each other
from a distance.
from a distance.
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De kaster et blik på hinanden på afstand.
07:39
That's the civility, the acknowledgment.
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Det er det høflige, anerkendelsen.
07:41
And then as they get closer,
they'll look away,
they'll look away,
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Og når de kommer tættere på,
kigger de væk,
kigger de væk,
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to give each other some space.
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for at give hinanden noget plads.
07:47
In other cultures,
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I andre kulturer
07:48
people go to extraordinary lengths
not to interact at all.
not to interact at all.
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gør man store anstrengelser
for ikke at kommunikere overhovedet.
for ikke at kommunikere overhovedet.
07:54
People from Denmark tell me
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Folk fra Danmark fortæller mig,
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that many Danes are so averse
to talking to strangers,
to talking to strangers,
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at mange danskere er så utilbøjelige
til at snakke med fremmede,
til at snakke med fremmede,
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that they would rather
miss their stop on the bus
miss their stop on the bus
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at de hellere ville misse deres bus,
08:03
than say "excuse me" to someone
that they need to get around.
that they need to get around.
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end at sige "undskyld mig"
til nogen de skal udenom.
til nogen de skal udenom.
08:07
Instead, there's this elaborate
shuffling of bags
shuffling of bags
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I stedet er der en indviklet måde
at rode med tasker
at rode med tasker
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and using your body to say
that you need to get past,
that you need to get past,
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og brug af kropssprog,
til at sige at du skal forbi
til at sige at du skal forbi
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instead of using two words.
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i stedet for at bruge to ord.
08:18
In Egypt, I'm told,
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I Egypten blev jeg fortalt,
08:20
it's rude to ignore a stranger,
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at det er uhøfligt at ignorere fremmede,
08:23
and there's a remarkable
culture of hospitality.
culture of hospitality.
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og at der er en usædvanlig
kultur for gæstfrihed.
kultur for gæstfrihed.
08:27
Strangers might ask each other
for a sip of water.
for a sip of water.
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Fremmede kan spørge
hinanden for en tår vand.
hinanden for en tår vand.
08:30
Or, if you ask someone for directions,
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Og hvis du spørger nogen om vej,
08:33
they're very likely
to invite you home for coffee.
to invite you home for coffee.
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er det ikke usandsynligt
at de invitere dig hjem til kaffe.
at de invitere dig hjem til kaffe.
08:37
We see these unwritten rules
most clearly when they're broken,
most clearly when they're broken,
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Vi ser oftest de uskrevne
regler når de er brudt,
regler når de er brudt,
08:41
or when you're in a new place
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eller når du er et nyt sted,
08:43
and you're trying to figure out
what the right thing to do is.
what the right thing to do is.
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og du prøver at finde ud af
hvordan man gør tingene der.
hvordan man gør tingene der.
08:47
Sometimes breaking the rules a little bit
is where the action is.
is where the action is.
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Når man bryder reglerne en smule,
er det oftest der, hvor spændingen er.
er det oftest der, hvor spændingen er.
08:54
In case it's not clear,
I really want you to do this. OK?
I really want you to do this. OK?
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Hvis det ikke er tydeligt,
vil jeg gerne have at i gør det her, OK?
vil jeg gerne have at i gør det her, OK?
08:59
So here's how it's going to go.
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Så her er hvordan det skal foregå.
09:01
Find somebody who is making eye contact.
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Find en der skaber øjenkontakt.
09:03
That's a good signal.
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Det er et godt tegn.
09:05
The first thing is a simple smile.
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Det første er et simpelt smil.
09:08
If you're passing somebody on the street
or in the hallway here, smile.
or in the hallway here, smile.
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Hvis du går forbi nogen på gaden
eller gangen her, smil.
eller gangen her, smil.
09:12
See what happens.
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Se hvad der sker.
09:14
Another is triangulation.
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En anden metode er "triangulering."
09:16
There's you, there's a stranger,
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Der er dig, en fremmed
09:18
there's some third thing
that you both might see and comment on,
that you both might see and comment on,
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og noget tredje som i begge
kan se og kommentere på.
kan se og kommentere på.
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like a piece of public art
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For eksempel offentligt kunst
09:25
or somebody preaching in the street
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eller nogen der prædiker på gaden,
09:27
or somebody wearing funny clothes.
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eller en der har sjovt tøj på.
09:30
Give it a try.
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Bare prøv.
Kommenter på den tredje ting,
og se om det starter en samtale.
og se om det starter en samtale.
09:31
Make a comment about that third thing,
and see if starts a conversation.
and see if starts a conversation.
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Der er også noget jeg kalder
at ligge mærke til,
at ligge mærke til,
09:36
Another is what I call noticing.
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09:38
This is usually giving a compliment.
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som oftest er at give et kompliment.
09:41
I'm a big fan of noticing people's shoes.
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Jeg er stor fan af at ligge
mærke til folks sko.
mærke til folks sko.
09:44
I'm actually not wearing
fabulous shoes right now,
fabulous shoes right now,
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Jeg har ikke fabelagtige sko på nu,
09:47
but shoes are fabulous in general.
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men sko er generelt fabelagtige.
09:49
And they're pretty neutral
as far as giving compliments goes.
as far as giving compliments goes.
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Og de er ret neutrale
hvad komplimenter angår.
hvad komplimenter angår.
09:53
People always want to tell you things
about their awesome shoes.
about their awesome shoes.
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Folk vil altid fortælle dig
om deres fede sko.
om deres fede sko.
09:57
You may have already experienced
the dogs and babies principle.
the dogs and babies principle.
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Du har måske allerede oplevet
hunde og baby princippet.
hunde og baby princippet.
10:01
It can be awkward
to talk to someone on the street;
to talk to someone on the street;
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Det kan være akavet at snakke
med nogen på gaden.
med nogen på gaden.
10:03
you don't know how
they're going to respond.
they're going to respond.
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Du ved ikke hvordan de vil reagere.
10:06
But you can always talk
to their dog or their baby.
to their dog or their baby.
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Men du kan altid snakke
med deres hund eller baby.
med deres hund eller baby.
10:08
The dog or the baby
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Hunden eller babyen
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is a social conduit to the person,
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er en social kanal til personen,
10:13
and you can tell by how they respond
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og alt efter hvordan de reagerer,
10:15
whether they're open to talking more.
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kan du se om de vil snakke mere.
10:18
The last one I want to challenge you to
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Det sidste jeg vil
udfordre jer til at gøre
udfordre jer til at gøre
10:20
is disclosure.
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er at åbne op.
10:22
This is a very vulnerable thing to do,
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Det er en meget sårbar ting at gøre
10:24
and it can be very rewarding.
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og kan være meget berigende.
10:27
So next time you're talking to a stranger
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Så næste gang du taler med en fremmed,
10:29
and you feel comfortable,
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og du føler dig tryg,
10:31
tell them something true about yourself,
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fortæl dem noget oprigtigt om dig selv
10:34
something really personal.
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noget meget personligt.
10:36
You might have that experience
I talked about of feeling understood.
I talked about of feeling understood.
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Du får måske den oplevelse, som
jeg talte om, af at føle sig forstået.
jeg talte om, af at føle sig forstået.
10:41
Sometimes in conversation, it comes up,
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Det kan komme op mens man snakker,
10:43
people ask me, "What does your dad do?"
or, "Where does he live?"
or, "Where does he live?"
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folk spørger mig: "Hvad laver din far?"
eller "Hvor bor han?"
eller "Hvor bor han?"
10:47
And sometimes I tell them the whole truth,
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Og nogen gange fortæller jeg dem alt,
10:49
which is that he died when I was a kid.
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som at han døde da jeg var barn.
10:53
Always in those moments,
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I de øjeblikke fortæller de altid om
10:55
they share their own experiences of loss.
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deres egne erfaringer med tab.
10:58
We tend to meet
disclosure with disclosure,
disclosure with disclosure,
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Vi plejer at møde åbenhed med åbenhed
11:01
even with strangers.
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selv med fremmede.
11:04
So, here it is.
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Så her er pointen.
11:07
When you talk to strangers,
you're making beautiful interruptions
you're making beautiful interruptions
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Når du taler med fremmede
laver du vidunderlige afbrydelser
laver du vidunderlige afbrydelser
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into the expected narrative
of your daily life
of your daily life
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i det ellers forventede
forløb på dit liv
forløb på dit liv
11:14
and theirs.
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og deres.
11:16
You're making unexpected connections.
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Du skaber uventede forbindelser.
11:19
If you don't talk to strangers,
you're missing out on all of that.
you're missing out on all of that.
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Hvis du ikke taler med fremmede,
går du glip af alt det.
går du glip af alt det.
11:25
We spend a lot of time
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Vi bruger en masse tid på
11:27
teaching our children about strangers.
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at lære vores børn om fremmede.
11:30
What would happen if we spent
more time teaching ourselves?
more time teaching ourselves?
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Hvad ville der ske, hvis vi brugte
mere tid på at lære os selv?
mere tid på at lære os selv?
11:35
We could reject all the ideas
that make us so suspicious of each other.
that make us so suspicious of each other.
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Vi kunne afvise alle de opfattelser,
som gør os mistænkelige på hinanden.
som gør os mistænkelige på hinanden.
11:40
We could make a space for change.
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Der ville være tid til forandring.
11:44
Thank you.
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Tak.
11:45
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kio Stark - Stranger enthusiastKio Stark explores the myriad ways encounters with strangers impact our lives.
Why you should listen
Kio Stark has always talked to strangers. She started documenting her experiences when she realized that not everyone shares this predilection. She's done extensive research into the emotional and political dimensions of stranger interactions and the complex dynamics how people relate to each other in public places.
Her novel Follow Me Down began as a series of true vignettes about strangers placed in the fictional context of a woman unraveling the eerie history of a lost letter misdelivered to her door.
Stark did doctoral work at Yale University’s American Studies program, where she thought a lot about the history of science and medicine, urban studies, art, and race -- and then dropped out. Because she also taught graduate courses at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, numberless people consulted her about whether or not to go back to school. Those conversations inspired Don't Go Back to School, a handbook for independent learners.
Stark is the author of the TED Book When Strangers Meet, in which she argues for the pleasures and transformative possibilities of talking to people you don’t know.
Beyond strangers, Stark's abiding fixations include the invisibility of technology; how people learn; practices of generosity and mutual aid; the culture, infrastructure and ephemera of cities; mythology and fairy tales; and advocating for independent learning, data literacy, social justice and feminism. Fiction writers get to dive down wonderful rabbit holes, and some of her favorites have been the forging and stealing of art, secret societies, the daily lives of medical examiners, the physics of elementary particles, bridge design, the history of maps, the mechanisms of wrongful conviction and psychoanalysis.
When not writing books, Stark has worked in journalism, interactive advertising, community research and game design. She writes, teaches and speaks around the world about stranger interactions, independent learning and how people relate to technology. She also consults for startups and large companies helping them think about stranger interactions among their users and audiences.
Kio Stark | Speaker | TED.com