The useful words to make friends with foreigners who I don't know

While traveling, a lot of people asked me, "Where are you from?" and I came to notice that "Where are you from?" it (Shortens the sentence and makes it flow better)is thea (using 'a' means there are many key phrases) key phrase to start conversations with foreigners. I am very shy in nature, so I was not able to speak to strangers at first. It, however, However, it (sounds more natural) was boring not to interact with other people. I made it a rule to say hello with a big smile whenever I met other people, and if possible, asked them where they were from. A lot of foreigners were kind to me and that made my traveling very fun. I want to know other useful phrases to start communication. conversations.

If both you and the other person are travelling, you could ask what they are planning to see or where they are going. If you are in Japan and you want to talk to visiting foreigners, you can also ask why they are in Japan or what they have seen or want to see in Japan. When thrown into a new culture, people will normally like to run into people that can even speak a little of the same language as them.