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Old 09-23-2012, 10:18 PM
 
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Has it happened to you before, when you smile at a stranger and get an indifferent look in return

Would you do or say anything?
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:19 PM
 
Location: Boston
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No. The person you smiled at doesn't owe you a smile in return. Keep it moving.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:19 PM
 
Location: Up above the world so high!
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Has it happened to you before, when you smile at a stranger and get an indifferent look in return

Would you do or say anything?
Why? Just move on and smile at someone else!
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:20 PM
 
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I've got a decent smile, so most of the time when I smile at a woman I'm getting one back.

But there are those people who simply don't want to smile at anything. I tend to think those people are either thinking about something, just trying to do there business, or they're stressed.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:22 PM
 
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Sure women smile at me and then I ignore them. How about you just go to that person and quit smiling at them. They maybe turned off or wondering what are you doing.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:30 PM
 
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OP how old are you? Very limited age range that would cause me to have no concern about the mental state of a person who would even start a thread like this.

It speaks volume on the likely hood that you hold others at a higher value than you hold yourself.

My point is that it could be a number of reasons the person didn't smile. Who cares? Not typically a person who thinks highly of his or her self.

Some introspection is necessary it seems.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:32 PM
 
Location: H-Tine, Texas
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He or she may have bad teeth.

Or they may think you're smiling at someone else. You know, when someone waves at you and they're waving at someone else, so you have to play it off.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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No. The person you smiled at doesn't owe you a smile in return. Keep it moving.
Quoting Jay-Z here:

"On to the next one....gotta keep it movin'"


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Old 09-23-2012, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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I am smiley, I generally get a smile in return. If you don't return a smile, it is your problem not mine.
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Old 09-24-2012, 12:10 AM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Has it happened to you before, when you smile at a stranger and get an indifferent look in return

Would you do or say anything?
Oh, good grief! You're not whining just because someone didn't return your smile, are you? It happens all the time. What do you do? You move on. Not a big deal. It's a very ordinary part of life, not even worth thinking about.
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