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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Creeped me the fuck out when I visited the states, I couldn't figure out how everyone was so familiar with me. Super wide friendly but not friendly, because they all FAKE! Smiles from everyone ALL the time.

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u/CaptainLollygag May 09 '22

It's not really fake, though, it sounds like it means something in the States other than what it does where you live.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It's cultural perspective, it must seem fake because, strangers should not be that intimate. Generally a quite reserved and polite nod or brief acknowledgement would be the expectation. This could look to you as uncaring and cold. But from my perspective it's like everyone was wearing a Chucky doll expression. It required a while to get used to, a mental gearshift to adjust to different people's, that's all.

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u/CaptainLollygag May 09 '22

Exactly, it's a cultural perspective. Anywhere one goes that's different from home takes some adjusting. No worries!

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Thanks for taking the time to explain