I realize this question is going to have as many answers as people to give one, but I'm asking for two reasons.
1. Cause I have never seen a stranger.
2. Cause maybe it'll pick up site participation a little.
So for the question...When you are camping and all set up on your lot, do you mind when neighbors say hello, stop by for a quick chat when they are on a walk, or invite you over to have a chat? Or, would you rather just be left alone and not interact with other campers?
Depends. Most of the time it is welcome - but there was one time where the person was basically a pest - he kept running to our site wanting us to come take a picture of some bald eagles. Everytime he spied one (which you could see them from way off), he'd come running. 8-10 times a day.
I usually go out a ways where there are few people. We recently went out and it was opening day of hunting season. There were guys all over the place and a couple people stopped by to say hi. We left but not because they stopped by, I don't think it's a good idea for me to be out stomping through the brush while people are out shooting game. Somehow it doesn't seem like a good idea to me. Lol
It really depends on my mood at the time, and how annoying or not the other person is.
I have invited people into my camp before, and given people the evil eye at other times.
I'm usually the guy that will say hi if you walk by my site, if you're walking a dog I might comment. If I'm doing the walking I usually make eye contact and say hi to people as I walk by. Usually I can tell right away whether people want to be bothered. If you "strike up a conversation" i'll usually chat with you for a bit, depending on the conversation and whether wifey is pulling me along to get someplace. (But she's generally pretty sociable as well.)
And, as some of the others have alluded to, I have spoken to people and later wondered what I was thinking when I did. (Wonder how many have thought that when I walk off? LOL)
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