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I just figure they didn't hear me so I'll try again until I get a response :)
nah. They don't even realize who I am.
It makes me ponder, at least for a few minutes
"Hear you"? How do you hear a smile GJ? Thank you for your reply m'dear! :)
Who are you Sharonna? Thank you for your reply! :)
No. I greet most people on the street with a smile. If they do not respond that is their choice. I don't know what is going on their lives at that time so could be a hundred reasons for not smiling back.
So far very few have not smiled back.
I have never regretted being honest Baba. When I smile at someone that is because it is what I felt like doing at that moment. Of course I really love it when folks smile back and say hello as they pass by. I often wonder if the ignorers and the glarers are so miserable in their lives they don't even recognize an overture? I feel bad for them and I always feel happy that I am not them. I ALWAYS sm
ile back at people who smile at me but usually I throw out the first smile! Thank you for your reply! :)
I ponder too CS. I never regret the smile I give to others but I wonder if they did not recognize the overture? And I am always grateful I am not them because it seems to me they are not very happy people. Thank you for your reply and Happy Sunday
! :)
exactly
I always say "Hi" or "What's up??" when I smile at someone
:)
I give it very little thought and don't take it personally as I live in NYC and not too many people smile at strangers. :) Of course, I do find it rude when you smile at someone in the office in which you work and they walk by you as though you don't exist.
I don't smile unless we make eye contact and most of the time they smile back.
I really don't care if they do or not, I am just being polite.
i'm always the one to smile or nod back, not the one who smiles or nods first.
but i do stay aware of and make eye contact with anyone near the zone of my personal space.
I usually initiate the smile lq. As a child I was painfully shy and waited to be approached because when you are that shy you are so self-conscious you simply don't know how to reach out. But I discovered something that surprised me years ago at a job I had. The secretary of the President of the company seemed so confident and aloof and self-assured that I kinda kept my distance. So did everyone else. Then we were at a baby shower for an employee and I noticed she seemed really uncomfortable. It occurred to me that maybe she was shy so I went over to her and struck up a conversation. You won't believe it but we became friends and would have lunch together periodically. Her birthday was the same as my son's and my birthday was the same as her daughter's! Imagine that? All I did was give her a chance. Sometimes that's all it takes. From then on I was always relaxed around her and enjoyed her company and I think that reaching out on my part helped her to loosen up a bit . You cannot judge a book by a cover. The worst thing that can happen if you reach out to people is to be rejected. So what? It just might be the kindest
thing anyone ever did for that person. Thank you for your reply and Happy Monday to you lq! :)
Not friendly? Just polite? Thank you for your reply Lulu'sMom and Happy Monday! :)
Gee that is very nervy! Someone you know with whom you work looks right through you when you smile
? What an unhappy person that must be. Thank you for your reply Spunky and Happy Monday! :)
Yep - lots of unhappy people in my office that I can see.
Happy Monday. :)
Very rare for someone not to smile back.
If they don't, I guess they are feeling unhappy or stressed.
Oh! Got it! If they smile back I speak. If they don't I remain silent but still smililng! Thank you for the explanation! :)
Condolences then Spunky. That atmosphere must get depressing for you
at times. :(
The only thought that occurs to me is gratitude that I am not them
because I always assume someone who doesn't return a smile is unhappy. Thank you for your reply hartfire!Q :)
Oh yes I am very friendly, I just don't push myself on people who aren't..
I"d feel sorry for them; maybe they're having a bad day, etc.....it wouldn't bother me at all.........
