Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know

by Malcolm Gladwell

He was driven to the train station in a cavalcade of fourteen Mercedes,

What an amazing phrase.

We think we can easily see into the hearts of others based on the flimsiest of clues. We jump at the chance to judge strangers. We would never do that to ourselves, of course. We are nuanced and complex and enigmatic. But the stranger is easy. If I can convince you of one thing in this book, let it be this: Strangers are not easy.

A good reminder