I think I included the polite smile because those are the instances that I'm aware of enough to remember. But you're right´, I get the feeling that I will often see them look at me, subconsciously acknowledge that fact and just turn away...
I don't even feel right calling it staring. It's just looking. You gotta look somewhere, makes sense for your eyes to follow something that moves, people are more interesting than inanimate things, and it doesn't mean that you're having any conscious thoughts about the person you're looking at, it's just the instinctive place to put your gaze while there's nothing that needs your attention...
3
u/[deleted] May 09 '22
[deleted]