Never talk to strangers. Sometimes they enlighten you.

Looking for a random member of the public to give a simple answer to a simple question doesn't always go to plan. Sometimes the results are better than expected. PHOTO: Aiden McNamara

Nickolas Zakharia

13 June, 2019

For the uninitiated, a vox pop is a crucial go-to in a journalist's tool kit. It's where a stranger is asked their opinion on a water-cooler topic. The weather. The government. You've seen them before.

The answers are generally predictable, but not always. Sometimes they're Faik.

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