greetings and salutations

[steve dave]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

[Dr Rick Daris]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

1/8 would be the maximum and while i would love for it to be true, i don't think it is. current odds place me at 1/8 italian and 7/8 irish. i actually despise the italians as a whole, so this actually sickens me quite a bit.

[steve dave]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

1/8 would be the maximum and while i would love for it to be true, i don't think it is. current odds place me at 1/8 italian and 7/8 irish. i actually despise the italians as a whole, so this actually sickens me quite a bit.

I think I may be 1/32 eskimo

[Dr Rick Daris]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

1/8 would be the maximum and while i would love for it to be true, i don't think it is. current odds place me at 1/8 italian and 7/8 irish. i actually despise the italians as a whole, so this actually sickens me quite a bit.

I think I may be 1/32 eskimo

i can see that

[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.

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.

i don't mind a bit if people think i'm inferior to them. i think i'd actually prefer it if push/shove.

[Saulbadguy]

I do "mornin" because I got tired of people saying "what's so good about it" when I said good morning.

[Dr Rick Daris]

I do "mornin" because I got tired of people saying "what's so good about it" when I said good morning.

note to self: never go work at whatever place saul works at. not sure what's worse. the crappy attitudes or horrific sense of humors. maybe a tie.

[AppleJack]

I wink at all the ladies. They melt.

[CNS]

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.

Answer:

Both are acceptable head nod motions.  The diff is formality.  RD nailed the I don't know you/don't like you/more formal.  Sys, yours is meant for those who are not only familiar, but liked.

Exception: age.  Old people don't know about the usefulness of the up-first method and think it is a tool of the devil and part of what is ruining society.

[Pete]

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.

I'm team chum on this one.  Smile at LOADS of people.

[Pete]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

1/8 would be the maximum and while i would love for it to be true, i don't think it is. current odds place me at 1/8 italian and 7/8 irish. i actually despise the italians as a whole, so this actually sickens me quite a bit.

I think I may be 1/32 eskimo

i can see that

Procedural question here:  Are you meaning Aleutian Islander?  If so, did you check this box on the standardized tests when you were a kid, or Asian, or White Non-Hispanic?




What is the proper salutation (or non-salutation) when you come out of a stall in the bathroom and see someone you actually know in the bathroom (not a stranger)? Is it the same or different than when the person you know is the one coming out of a stall in the bathroom?  Often wondered about the proper decorum here.

[wetwillie]

Good evening 'clams.  Hope your day went well.

[Catchacold]

"nice to meet you."

 

[pissclams]

grrrrr   

[TBL]

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. 

I think I have something like that too.  my eyes get very squinty when I smile.

1/8 would be the maximum and while i would love for it to be true, i don't think it is. current odds place me at 1/8 italian and 7/8 irish. i actually despise the italians as a whole, so this actually sickens me quite a bit.

I think I may be 1/32 eskimo

i can see that

What is the proper salutation (or non-salutation) when you come out of a stall in the bathroom and see someone you actually know in the bathroom (not a stranger)? Is it the same or different than when the person you know is the one coming out of a stall in the bathroom?  Often wondered about the proper decorum here.

"How's it hangin?" would be oddly appropriate.

[nicname]

I always, always nod or say high to older black people (40+). I don't know why. Also, old people of all kinds (granny and grandpa types).   Anyone else it is 50/50.

[pissclams]

I always, always nod or say high to older black people (40+). I don't know why.

white man's guilt. 

[nicname]

I always, always nod or say high to older black people (40+). I don't know why.

white man's guilt. 

Could be.  I'm not old yet, and I've always really liked conversing with older black people as well, strangers usually. 

[Trim]

I always, always nod or say high to older black people (40+). I don't know why.

white man's guilt. 

Yep, same reason he acknowledges kids who's parents got them all drunk.

[nicname]

I always, always nod or say high to older black people (40+). I don't know why.

white man's guilt. 

Yep, same reason he acknowledges kids who's parents got them all drunk.

Found out those kids live with the dudes parents anyway.  Still a dumb ass move.

[0.42]

agree with OP, greetings are unnecessary and they open the chance up for me to realize my greatest fear:

hot chick: what's up?

me: great, thanks

hot chick: 

me: 

me: 

me: 

[pissclams]

after the hot chick says what's up, you should take them back to your place to talk about rocks and maps.

[hemmy]

Yeah, I usually respond "you too" without even processing what the other person says, and half the time it makes no sense.

[sys]

Both are acceptable head nod motions.  The diff is formality.  RD nailed the I don't know you/don't like you/more formal.  Sys, yours is meant for those who are not only familiar, but liked.

well crap, i guess i've been doing it wrong.

[_33]

I just pretend to be on my cell phone every morning as I walk into work.