It depends ran into some folks wanting to talk and approaching me when I first got here. Some want to talk but as a rule of thumb it's best not to approach unless someone is in severe distress or appears to be in need of assistance. A lot of people are very aggressive.

Absolutely. Last month I gave my place to an old lady in a supermarket (I was waiting for my food to be ready so I had time); she was very suspicious and didn’t want to accept so I had to say to her “I’m not a real New Yorker, I’m an immigrant”.