The art of talking to people in person
You're sitting in a café. Someone interesting nearby. Or you simply feel like talking. But you go back to your phone, watching something you won't remember an hour from now.
awhy is when you do walk up to the person at the next table.
- 01Sit down. A wooden cube waits on the table of a partner café or coworking space.
- 02Turn it. Scan the QR on its face and tap "I'm open". No profiles, no swiping.
- 03Say hi. Someone nearby sees the signal. The rest is a real conversation.
Privacy and identity
- ✓Sessions are anonymous. A nickname lives only during the session and never reaches our servers.
- ✓If you save the nickname, it stays on your device only.
- ✓Conversations are never published anywhere.
- ✓No GPS required. No phone number.
- ✓Email only if you subscribe - stored separately, never linked to conversations.
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