Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
"Эффект случайного попутчика"
English translation:
the 'stranger on a train' phenomenon
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Rachel Douglas
Aug 5, 2009 16:47
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Russian term
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"Эффект случайного попутчика"
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Пишу статью о том, что люди чаще раскрывают свою душу посторонним людям, то есть проявляется так называемый "эффект случайного попутчика". Есть ли в английском языке аналог этого выражения?
Спасибо.
Спасибо.
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Aug 6, 2009 23:34: Rachel Douglas Created KOG entry
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Rachel Douglas
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the 'stranger on a train' phenomenon
Not infrequently that's what it's called:
"Several women described what is known as the "stranger on a train" phenomenon where the talker can be more openly revealing because the listener is not part of one's social network"
http://books.google.com/books?id=LEhzBddEcjkC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA...
"Under certain conditions, people even share with complete strangers, a paradox known as the “stranger on a train” phenomenon. ... Zick Rubin, “Disclosing Oneself to a Stranger: Reciprocity and Its Limits,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 11 (1975): 233-60."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequential_strangers
"Several women described what is known as the "stranger on a train" phenomenon where the talker can be more openly revealing because the listener is not part of one's social network"
http://books.google.com/books?id=LEhzBddEcjkC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA...
"Under certain conditions, people even share with complete strangers, a paradox known as the “stranger on a train” phenomenon. ... Zick Rubin, “Disclosing Oneself to a Stranger: Reciprocity and Its Limits,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 11 (1975): 233-60."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequential_strangers
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stranger effect
Others agree with Helsper. Digby Tantam, professor of psychotherapy at Sheffield University, believes the internet can be a liberating force due to “the stranger effect”, described by Georg Simmel, a 19th century German philosopher.
“He observed that strangers tend to have a curious effect upon people,” Tantam says. “They draw out secrets that no one would ever tell a neigh-bour, and they are nonjudgmental. And this is predicated on the idea that they will never be seen again. That is why people can confide in a machine with such ease. You don’t fear consequences.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1433751.ece
“He observed that strangers tend to have a curious effect upon people,” Tantam says. “They draw out secrets that no one would ever tell a neigh-bour, and they are nonjudgmental. And this is predicated on the idea that they will never be seen again. That is why people can confide in a machine with such ease. You don’t fear consequences.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1433751.ece
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Victor Zagria
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"just-a-stranger effect"
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Note added at 14 mins (2009-08-05 17:02:39 GMT)
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"Strangers in the night - exchanging glances..." :)
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-08-05 17:10:46 GMT)
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"What if God was one of us? Just a s/// like one of us?
Just a STRANGER ON A BUS tyin' to make his way home?..."
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Note added at 14 mins (2009-08-05 17:02:39 GMT)
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"Strangers in the night - exchanging glances..." :)
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-08-05 17:10:46 GMT)
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"What if God was one of us? Just a s/// like one of us?
Just a STRANGER ON A BUS tyin' to make his way home?..."
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Sergey Gurinovich
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passing stranger effect (also ancient mariner effect)
Definition:
The tendency for individuals to disclose personal information more freely or openly to strangers than to close acquaintances.
http://books.google.ru/books?id=4gHg-Ma43-UC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA2...
The tendency for individuals to disclose personal information more freely or openly to strangers than to close acquaintances.
http://books.google.ru/books?id=4gHg-Ma43-UC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA2...
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“Conversation with a stranger” phenomenon
When one is talking to a stranger one might have a sense of anonymity and therefore be less inhibited in reviling one’s life story.
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When one is talking to a stranger one might have a sense of anonymity and therefore be less inhibited in revealing one’s life story.
Sorry for wrong spelling.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-08-05 17:55:21 GMT)
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When one is talking to a stranger one might have a sense of anonymity and therefore be less inhibited in revealing one’s life story.
Sorry for wrong spelling.
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Alexandra Taggart
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