[dogsbody70]

I would imagine it would depend where you were when you approached somebody.

If it is in a busy town or city, its unlikely that all those in a hurry to get where they are going, will have time to stop to answer questions from a stranger,

I live in a small town and most often if I queried the time, someone would tell me, but anywhere where there are masses of people rushing around they seldom would stop.

Cities can be very lonely places regardless of where.

Also one can be suspicious of strangers who approach-- with so much marketing or canvassing on streets, one might want to avoid confronting anyone approaching.