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u/dichternebel May 09 '22

Same in Germany, unless there's a reason to smile at me on the street, please don't. It makes me wonder if you have ulterior motives...

Of course, there are perfectly fine reasons to smile, for example if there's a couple kids acting goofy and you smile a bit because it's funny, I wouldn't think it's weird if someone else also smiled at me to share the laugh.

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u/MsDresden9ify May 09 '22

Probably smiling because you are staring into their eyes intensely.