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b'Whether you\\u2019re at a pub, a coffee shop, or in line at the DMV, striking up a conversation with a stranger can be intimidating. That said, I\\u2019m convinced it\\u2019s one of foundations of living a curious life.\\xa0\\nYou may just have a kind interaction but you never know, you may be sitting across from a future close friend, or in Roy Connaughton\\u2019s case, a future friend and your future Irish Pub co-owner.\\xa0\\n(Originally aired in 2020.) With the convenient distraction of a cell phone in our pocket at all times, we\\u2019ve never had an easier excuse to not strike up a conversation, but Roy says that it\\u2019s not that simple. Growing up in Ireland pre-cellphones and social media, there\\u2019s always been an excuse to not strike up a conversation but you can get over that hurdle\\u2026 you never know where in the world life will take you!\\xa0\\nRoy Connaughton is one of the owners of Morrissey\\u2019s Irish Pub in Minneapolis, MN, and a new friend of mine and I wasn\\u2019t expecting how deep this conversation ended up going. This my friends is why I do this.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nwww.thecuriouspod.com/questions/q75?rq=irish'