greetings and salutations

[pissclams]

i mean this.  stop using them.  i walk into my office this morning and some clown i've never seen before says "good morning" to me.  i don't know this guy.  why does he have to pretend to wish me a good morning because  i know he doesn't mean it.  also, don't say "hey" or "hello" to me either.  i don't want to be greeted if i don't know you.  then he  puts me into a position where i have to be rude and just  keep walking and not say anything back to him.

yesterday as I was leaving work, some girl said "have a good night!" to me and i said "you too".  i don't want her to have a bad night but i also realize that nothing that I say has any impact on how her night is going to turn out. i also don't know her or have any vested interested in the quality of night she has in front of her.


these types of interactions are outdated and need to be abolished.

[steve dave]

I enjoy them.  the guard at the front desk of our building is very good at them. 

[KITNfury]

I think people do it to put an end to the awkward walk towards each other. Like if it's just you and another person walking toward each other from a reasonable distance with no distractions beside Debbie in accounting and countless gray walls, you're forced to look at each other or making a conscious effort to look away/forward. The hello ends it all. It's human nature to avoid awkwardness. No other animal even knows what the feeling of "awkward" even is. Take my dog for instance, he has no problem making and holding eye contact with me while he's taking a crap. That is real freedom my friends.

[Dr Rick Daris]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

[Rage Against the McKee]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

I do this, too. Sometimes I point at the greeter while I do it, depending on how well I know the greeter.

[kitten_mittons]

yesterday as I was leaving work, some girl said "have a good night!" to me and i said "you too".

I usually follow up "Have a good night!" with a

  "Don't tell me what to do."

[sys]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

wow, what a day for the crazy pills.  i will often, but not always, greet people with a quick upward jerk of my chin, while lifting my eyebrows, then i slowly let my chin return to normal resting position, and i don't think it's inviting at all.

down first, jfc.

[pissclams]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

q:  do you make a flat smile when you do the nod?  kind of like a serious nod with your brows down a bit?

[DQ12]

If we haven't interacted prior to our passing, and if the person is a female, I will probably smile at the person.  If it's a male, I probably would not acknowledge the person.

I do not know why I do this.  Maybe I'm polite, or maybe I'm creepy.

[pissclams]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

wow, what a day for the crazy pills.  i will often, but not always, greet people with a quick upward jerk of my chin, while lifting my eyebrows, then i slowly let my chin return to normal resting position, and i don't think it's inviting at all.

down first, jfc.

you should be pretty careful using this crapass technique.  people will think you want to talk to them.  which, knowing you, you probably do, LMAO

[pissclams]

If we haven't interacted prior to our passing, and if the person is a female, I will probably smile at the person.  If it's a male, I probably would not acknowledge the person.

I do not know why I do this.  Maybe I'm polite, or maybe I'm creepy.

it's because you want to bang the chick and just fyi, she knows it. 

[DQ12]

If we haven't interacted prior to our passing, and if the person is a female, I will probably smile at the person.  If it's a male, I probably would not acknowledge the person.

I do not know why I do this.  Maybe I'm polite, or maybe I'm creepy.

it's because you want to bang the chick and just fyi, she knows it. 

I guess it could be that, at the subconscious level, but I don't think that's it.

[pissclams]

maybe then it's just that you're intimidated by other dudes.  sounds like you're scared of the silverback.

[DQ12]

maybe then it's just that you're intimidated by other dudes.  sounds like you're scared of the silverback.

That seems far more likely than your previous assumption.

[Dr Rick Daris]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

wow, what a day for the crazy pills.  i will often, but not always, greet people with a quick upward jerk of my chin, while lifting my eyebrows, then i slowly let my chin return to normal resting position, and i don't think it's inviting at all.

down first, jfc.

down first is basically taking care of the "hi" part of the convo. up first is saying "what's up? let's chat". i mean to each his own and all, but i certainly have no intention to walk around all day giving people nonverbals equivalent to "what's up? let's chat". maybe you do. that's cool. maybe you also eat sand and rub toothpaste in your hair before you go to bed at night. listen, that's none of my business. none. good luck in the future to you.

[chum1]

i'm a champ at this stuff.  a smile and a greeting from me can make someone's day.  that's right.  make their rough ridin' day.  and making others feel good makes me feel good.

[Stevesie60]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

wow, what a day for the crazy pills.  i will often, but not always, greet people with a quick upward jerk of my chin, while lifting my eyebrows, then i slowly let my chin return to normal resting position, and i don't think it's inviting at all.

down first, jfc.

down first is basically taking care of the "hi" part of the convo. up first is saying "what's up? let's chat". i mean to each his own and all, but i certainly have no intention to walk around all day giving people nonverbals equivalent to "what's up? let's chat". maybe you do. that's cool. maybe you also eat sand and rub toothpaste in your hair before you go to bed at night. listen, that's none of my business. none. good luck in the future to you.

Up first with a smile is saying "what's up? let's chat". Up first with a stoic face is letting the person know "I've got more important things to do, but out of pity, I acknowledge your presence".

Down first makes me think of the way everyone acknowledges Edward Norton and Brad Pitt in Fight Club. It conveys the idea that you don't want to talk, but you're also conveying the idea that you're inferior to the other person. That's not how I roll.

[Stupid Fitz]

Dont mind them except for people that just say, "morning".

[Dr Rick Daris]

i give a single head nod. head moving down first and then back up because up first and then down would just look ridiculous and make them think that i might want to talk or be inviting in any sort of way. i don't.

q:  do you make a flat smile when you do the nod?  kind of like a serious nod with your brows down a bit?

flat smile. lips closed. no change in eye brows. then look at something past them in the distance and over whatever shoulder is closest to me.

[sys]

flat smile. lips closed. no change in eye brows. then look at something past them in the distance and over whatever shoulder is closest to me.

rdaris, are you japanese?  you sound japanese to me.

[slucat]

what are all of you? hermit friendless jerks?
*except chum*

[pissclams]

i like nothing better than to gaze off right past someone as they're coming towards me, yet notice through the corner of my eye that they made an effort to give me a polite smile.  and yet that polite smile was denied because my eyes were cemented straight ahead.  

[Dr Rick Daris]

flat smile. lips closed. no change in eye brows. then look at something past them in the distance and over whatever shoulder is closest to me.

rdaris, are you japanese?  you sound japanese to me.

i thought i was 1/8 or maybe 1/16 japanese for about five years or so. current prevailing wisdom is that i'm not.

[sys]

what are all of you? hermit friendless jerks?
*except chum*

it's easy for you to criticize.  not all of us have lap babies to keep the masses at bay.

[sys]

i thought i was 1/8 or maybe 1/16 japanese for about five years or so. current prevailing wisdom is that i'm not.

you are at least 1/8, at a very minimum.