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The weird part for me is that people don't say good morning for instance. I can see small-talk not being appropriate in many situations, and it's just stealing
by mrweasel 4y ago
The weird part for me is that people don't say good morning for instance. I can see small-talk not being appropriate in many situations, and it's just stealing peoples time. It's the lack of acknowledgement I find weird. As you say, just a smile and or nod, that's fine.
I'd have to force myself pretty hard to ignore anyone when coming into the office in the morning. It's not forced politeness or insincere, is it what you do. Then if people need to talk, and you have the time, which most of us honestly do, take a few minutes to listen. To me that's at absolute baseline for decent behavior.
- benj111 4y agoI'm guessing you don't come from a big city? I find the more rural you get, the more people will actually interact. Here in the UK there's a definite north south divide too. Relevant: https://youtu.be/PT0ay9u1gg4 https://youtu.be/PT0ay9u1gg4
- mrweasel 4y agoI do not, I didn't mean out in the general public though. I was thinking more at work, in shops, getting on the bus, things like that. I can see the issue in large scale, no point in saying good morning to everyone you meet if you work in a New York skyscraper, that would take all day and be sort of weird.
- _8j50 4y agoIf I engaging with you I will say hi or good morning or whatever but not because you exist in a store I am also in for example.
- _8j50 4y agoI've had rural people get offended for not starting smalltalk at a dmv line.
- b112 4y agoThis video is literal in a way. When I moved from a small town (1200 people, largest village in my county) to the city, people gave me really weird looks when I waved and said hi, when passing them in the street. Definitely different. Had to get used to that fast. Reminds me of this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvUxIaD-cY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvUxIaD-cY