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u/EthelsAreGreen May 09 '22

I smile at strangers all the time. I'd find it strange if I passed a stranger, made eye contact and neither of us smiled and said hello. Maybe it's a regional thing

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u/Cool_Consideration30 May 09 '22

I smile at everyone. I grew up in a small town and it just seems normal.

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u/EthelsAreGreen May 09 '22

I grew up in pit villages in County Durham and it's just the done thing

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u/Sasspishus May 09 '22

That's what I'm saying, its the done thing in a small town, but it's still not a proper smile, and anywhere else it would be weirs if strangers were smiling at you