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Jamaal510

(10,893 posts) Sat Jan 18, 2014, 08:05 PM Jan 2014

I usually don't make eye contact with passers-by and I don't really talk to strangers unless they talk to me first.

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	Always
	4 (22%)
	Sometimes
	10 (56%)
	Rarely
	2 (11%)
	Never
	2 (11%)
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How often do you say "hi" to stangers when walking around? [View all] Jamaal510 Jan 2014 OP

I am happy to say hello to people on line.. AsahinaKimi Jan 2014 #1

the midwest - I have always said Hi and smiled at people rurallib Jan 2014 #2

I always do.................... mrmpa Jan 2014 #3

I do too. It's a very Pittsburgh thing! femmocrat Jan 2014 #18

yes, we Southerners are tought to be polite from birth nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #4

Always. 840high Jan 2014 #5

Largely depends on population size, imo. elleng Jan 2014 #6

I'm one of those annoying people Cadfael Jan 2014 #7

Me too! redwitch Jan 2014 #15

A kindred spirit! Cadfael Jan 2014 #27

I just go through my life chatting away with anyone I see. Walk away Jan 2014 #26

I usually try to get a smile or a chuckle Cadfael Jan 2014 #28

All the time unless they actively avoid eye contact. nolabear Jan 2014 #9

Never unless they say hello first. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #10

Sometimes Ron Obvious Jan 2014 #11

Young women often get an aggressive "Hey -- smile!" thrown at them. Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #22

That's one thing that bothers me about living in Japan Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #12

Often, Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2014 #14

always. I am Canadian, need I say more? auntAgonist Jan 2014 #16

Ditto nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #25

Whenever I catch eye-contact with a passerby. Iggo Jan 2014 #17

Depends on my mood LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #19

No...and I avoid all eye contact too.. HipChick Jan 2014 #20

It depends on the situation. Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #21

I spent a lot of my youth in Europe and my mother is French aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #23

Not nearly often enough, in all probability..... (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #24

Pretty often, actually. It's not unusual in this part of the country Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #29

Up here, being polite to strangers is a matter of survival... MrScorpio Jan 2014 #31

Howdy or Hi, almost always. I spent 4 years at Texas A&M HereSince1628 Jan 2014 #32

I voted always - "almost always" would be more accurate ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #33

I have social anxiety JonLP24 Jan 2014 #34

Anyone who's look I catch... rppper Jan 2014 #35

I'm southern, its a rule. Everyone gets a courteous greeting... ms liberty Jan 2014 #36

I generally do a head bob/bow to everyone I pass by. Xyzse Jan 2014 #37

It's pretty much second nature here Sissyk Jan 2014 #38

It depends on cultural setting. I was raised in big-city north-east, where struggle4progress Jan 2014 #39