Anonymous 231471
Why do strangers smile at me? Whenever I'm in public, other people, when they notice that I see them, give me a smile. Does this happen to everyone or just me? What does it mean? Am I supposed to smile back at them?
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Anonymous 231474
They're just acknowledging that your eyes met, in a friendly way. I think it's mostly instinctual.
You can smile back or just look away, it doesn't really mean anything. It happens to everyone, unless you're a visible weirdo I guess.
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>>231474>It happens to everyone, unless you're a visible weirdo I guess. Anonymous 231496
>>231474>instinctualThe fuck? I have to awkwardly force it every single time. It only comes naturally when I see my friends. Y'know, because I like them and enjoy spending time with them.
Anonymous 231502
>>231496You're probably just not super extroverted? The type of person who smiles at strangers probably is, and it comes naturally for them.
Anonymous 262096
Its called being polite
Anonymous 307010
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Being a nice and polite person. If you reasonably make eye contact with someone, it's courteous to smile acknowledging them. Happens to me all the time.
Anonymous 307133
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As someone with autism I feel like this a lot when some stranger just smiles at me. I just awkwardly wave back and leave as politely as I can.
