Do you say hello to random people on street?

supernova84

So your walking down the street on way to supermarket or wherever and your eyes meet with a random person so you say hi. Does anyone else greet random strangers when they make eye contact and would you reply if they smiled or said hello to you?

Samich

If it's a woman I don't be looking at her eyes

Also in a large city I wouldn't do it.

starviewadams

Yeah I do sometimes,especially elderly people for some reason.

Ghandee

Always.

Good manners cost nothing and are easily carried.

If that person doesn't smile or say hello back, they're not even worth speaking to anyway.

The Very Hungry Catterpillar

In these parts we say "How's it going the day"

Culleeo

If I make eye contact with a woman, I always nod and smile, like a true pervert.

Lawrence1895

I just smile at them...beautiful women, I mean

phasers

No, and the only people who do that around here are chuggers or junkies.

AckwelFoley

Visions of crocodile dundee in new York for the first time walking down manhatton.

G'day
G'day
G'day....

admiralofthefleet

no but people do it a lot in arklow for some reason. never happens at home though

TeddyTedson

supernova84 wrote: »

So your walking down the street on way to supermarket or wherever and your eyes meet with a random person so you say hi. Does anyone else greet random strangers when they make eye contact and would you reply if they smiled or said hello to you?

Of course, you have to be courteous if you make eye contact with someone. If you don't acknowledge them in some way it's almost as if you're expressing complete disdain for that person.

Do you yourself OP? I wasn't too sure from your post. I think you were implying that you do though.

girl in the striped socks

Yeah, as someone else said manners cost nothing.

Washington Irving

starviewadams wrote: »

Yeah I do sometimes,especially elderly people for some reason.

Same here. I think it's because they always look intimated when you're walking towards them, so I feel the need to show them I'm not a scumbag

cocoshovel

If its in a town/city, no. If its walking a country road, probably would just say hi to acknowlege them, nothing more.

Rich11

if im walking my dog i do sometimes i dunno why:o

gaf1983

I gave a few French a sneaky "Bonjour!" on the Aran Islands a couple of weeks ago. And I suppose I do it the odd time to other people, depending on my mood and whether I'm in a hurry or not.

Now if I'm out for a run, that's a different kettle of fish. The Runner's Salute, given to fellow runners, is a time-honoured tradition. A lift of the finger/semi-wave and a grunt normally suffices.

Ella

Yup mainly old people tho.

supernova84

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Do you yourself OP? I wasn't too sure from your post. I think you were implying that you do though.

I do indeed Teddy, hate sometimes when I don't get anything back tho

Real Life

if the person im meeting looks friendly il smile, if they're lucky il give them a nod too.

amacca

Yes I do this all the time, I get some sort of sick thrill out of the looks of confusion on some peoples faces (who is he, do I know him, does he know me etc)

I also randomly wave animatedly to people from my car for the same reasons...its a hoot, definitely worth trying

Culleeo

amacca wrote: »

I also randomly wave animatedly to people from my car for the same reasons...its a hoot, definitely worth trying

I was bored last week driving from Kilkenny to Limerick so I started waving at every car that passed and was counting how many would wave back, childish but good fun at the same time and it passed the journey home.

mauzo

Im one of those muppets that walk down the road with a big goofy grin on their faces, especially if Im listening to music.....

So anyone who walks by normally gets a Hi from me, or depending how loud my music is, they get a NICE DAY ISNT IT!? and they sh*t themselves and run

Something to do with old people though, I always try extra hard to have a little chat with them.

staker

I only salute if saluted. Gave up saluting just got sick of getting nothing back. Will always salute an older person- or any couple that I can't smell downwind or wearing a tracksuit

Tombo2001

If I'm walking down Grafton St, no.

If I'm walking down a country lane with no traffic, yes.

Incidentally, spent some time in China some years back. Lads were always kind of shouting 'hello'.....not saying it, but shouting it......and they'd turn around to their mates and laugh, as if they'd done something really mad. Got to be quite annoying after the 300th time.

Where To

HELLO
EVERYBODY!!

*WAVES*

I always greet people when I am out walking, how you greet people seems to be different depending on what part of the country you are in, for example in Tipperary the standard greeting seems to be..how are you, but in Dublin its a ..hello and maybe a nod.

cloud493

Only people that say hello when walking down the street are druggies asking for money and chuggers.

TeddyTedson

Where To wrote: »

HELLO
EVERYBODY!!

*WAVES*

:rolleyes:
(He's pretending not to see you:p)

castletownman

Being from the countryside, one of the requisites of driving is that I MUST greet every car I drive past.

BlaasForRafa

mariaalice wrote: »

I always greet people when I am out walking, how you greet people seems to be different depending on what part of the country you are in, for example in Tipperary the standard greeting seems to be..how are you, but in Dublin its a ..hello and maybe a nod.

I salute or nod if the person doesn't look like a mentaller. Of course, here the greeting is "Well", Wexford borrowed our "Well" and put a "hon" with it, thats the greeting you'll get there, especially anyone from Bishopswater.

Another thing I have observed is that in rural areas everyone greats ever one else and its across all ages where as in urban areas greeting people is less common.