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[leftyjew]

did an experiment today.
i said 'hi' to people on the street. no one said hi back. one guy stopped, asked me if i knew him, and when i told him i didn't, he got flustered and confused that i should say hi. dc people suck.
oh, well there was that weird and disturbing 40-something woman on the way back home who asked me if she could "play with me..." maybe it's a sign not to say hi to people on the street any more. but i don't want to be a closed off prick like most people in this town.

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[saul1961.livejournal.com]

Sure! It's a sign not to say hi to people on the street any more.

[leftyjew.livejournal.com]

speaking of saying hi, "Hi!"

A brand new bag for papa...

[therealme.livejournal.com]

Instead of saying hi. Give them the shoot mcgaven index finger.
You just kinda smile and wink one eye as you point you "gun"
at them as if to say:

"No, YOU'RE the man!"

Re: A brand new bag for papa...

[leftyjew.livejournal.com]

Haahaha! Yes! Or maybe I can shake everyone's hand who walks by and say "good game!"

Re: A brand new bag for papa...

[therealme.livejournal.com]

Lol.

[trillianbd.livejournal.com]

The weirder your are, the more likely you are to generate a response.....They'll say "hi" just cause they're afraid not to..

hi

[(Anonymous)]

well, first off, i just wanted to say hi. and second, if you want to say hi to random people, you should hit up williamsburg. they do it all the time here... and i'm always the one flustered (cause i know there are a lot of people i met the first week who i don't remember). but yes, it can work... people will smile or say hi back...

just not in the city...
~evelyn

its Jimena

[(Anonymous)]

I WOULD SAY HI!!!




HI!!

Re: its Jimena

[leftyjew.livejournal.com]

Hi!!

[justinep.livejournal.com]

So! I thought I'd post a 'hello' in your journal, seeing as I've seen you around wj and you were kind enough to offer to pray for my friend('s child). This seems like the perfect place to say hi to you, me being a stranger, and all ;)

I used to smile at people in the street. Men used to act quite... er... well, I think it's just not the done thing. Now I smile and look at the ground. Possibly it seems even more flirtatious, but the people I smile at don't have time to communicate anything to me, if I don't make eye contact, but I still seem pleasant and mildly friendly. I hope ;)

Actually, this reminds me of a weird situation with my cousin. My family are from South Africa, and in the Jewish community there, if you see another Jew (ie walking to shul or something), you greet them. He gets very annoyed that in London (where he now lives) people don't do that. He thinks it's terribly rude. So I got your answer right here - move to SA ;)

[leftyjew.livejournal.com]

south africa, eh? you don't say. i got some jewish geography down there for you to play with, but chances are you dont know them.

i dont know if the women or men were more aversive when saying hello or smiling. women think im flirting with them, and, especially in logan or dupont circle, so do the men. ah well. the 50+ year olds tend to smile back at least :)