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Eye contact
Redball:
I think in the small towns, people think they may know you, they should know you, they can't quite place you. So they wave. I've lived on a dead-end street in the city, a dead-end road in the country, and most people driving down the narrow road wave at oncoming cars and people out in their yards if they catch their eye.
Carl-E:
I used to be amazed at my father, the way he could engage any clerk or worker in small talk, speak with anyone he met intelligently on nearly any topic... I was so socially awkward it was hard to talk to anyone my age (I was more comfortable with teachers or adults, though).
I now see myself doing exactly what he did that amazed me.
I guess we really do learn through exposure and emulation...
Oh, and Redball, I seem to be getting the same reaction from young women. It's a little weird, but very ... uplifting?
Pilchard123:
neko, have you changed your avatar? It sort of "un-blinks" now, and I never noticed it doing so before...
pwhodges:
It's done that for ever - but it took a while before I noticed as well!
nekowafer:
I definitely prefer walking around in larger cities, despite the large amount of people. I'm less likely to be noticed and therefore paid attention to. But then I also have a large nose ring which can make some people stare at me so... things are a little awkward for me almost anywhere.
I love that most people don't realize my avatar is blinking. But Zingoleb is correct, it fits this thread pretty well. Though that has more to do with taking Myspace-style pics than my aversion to eye contact...
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