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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I talk to strangers and smile at people... who think I'm weird[/quote]

Apparently this sort of behavior isn’t allowed in the dc metro area. You are supposed to avoid eye contact and remain silent. So weird.

My kid goes to school in the south and it’s striking how friendly people are. [/quote]

This rings true. School pickup everyone looks straight ahead or at their phones. If I catch someone's eye and smile or wave hi I feel like they think I'm trying too hard or bothering them somehow.[/quote]

I have a school pickup hobby. I live on the west coast in a kind of transient area. At the start of the school year I pick out the relocated Midwesterners and NYers by saying hi at pickup. 100% of people who say hi back and smile and engage in conversation are from the Midwest or NYC.

Everyone else does the panic blink while they remember how to say hi back.[/quote]

Are you in Seattle or Portland? [/quote]

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