We had this discusion at lunch about greeting strangers. I don't often make eye contact or say "hello" when walking down the street. I may glance over at someone and node, but I try not to make direct eye contact. I have found for some reason when I do acknowledge a stranger in passing all the sudden this person thinks I'm interested in their life.....and I'm not! They start talking to me and telling me their life story, it's more than I ever need to know and frankly I find it rude, so I don't make that contact. Some of the women at my lunch table found me to be rude and felt that I should always acknowledge people...they said "it's just polite."
So, do you say "hello" to everyone that passes by you, or do you walk by without a galnce?
