I stealth camp, so I tend not to meet as many people. When I do, I'm usually the 'cool' person.
During my last tour I was biking along a canal path when I was overtaken by a local on a bike. He stayed beside me and chatted about Canada. He had been in Toronto years before.
Realising I had a source of local knowledge I started pumping him for info on where to buy food. He took me to a couple of shops. As a 'thank you' I bought him a glass of wine at a local pub by the canal lock. Even though it was the middle of October, we sat outside on the patio and watched the canal boats lock up and down.
He is a dentist, and is still interested in coming to Canada to set up a practise. I've been helping by providing info.