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I always smile at people

Yeppers. It's a terrible habit.

I smile at people mostly. I will sometimes give a little wave, too.

Totally backfired today, though, as I was taking my dogs on a walk. One of them peed on a mailbox, and I saw a guy on the lawn next door, and smiled and waved and he looks at me and goes "did you just let your dog piss on my mailbox? I stand here all day so that people won't do that." Whoopsies, sorry not sorry.

Yes. I always smile at the people I make eye contact with.

Yes! A free way to spread some happy.

I try to!

Yes, unless I know they are trying to avoid eye contact.

Depends on my mood and where. If someone smiles at me I will smile back. It's hard not to when someone is being nice.

Well I feel like a b haha. I usually avoid eye contact with strangers lol- especially when I'm out on a walk or at the grocery store or something. If they comment on my kids (which is what happens a lot) ill smile and talk back like a nice person though lol.

I do if I notice they are looking at me!

If I happen to come into eye contact with someone then yes!

@babyjmama: I'm like you! Some people like it, but I think most strangers think I'm weird!

Yep!

I work in London and nobody makes eye contact there, especially on the tube, so I get some very scared looks when I accidentally smile at people!! I can't help it because, where I come from, most people smile if they make eye contact and it's not unheard of for randoms strike up conversations with each other on public transport.

haha I do. If people catch my eye I smile at them. I especially love smiling at pregnant ladies and going up to them and telling them they look awesome.

The other day a couple was taking e pics downtown. I walked up smiled and said congratulations! I remember the excitement of being newly engaged!

Yes, I try to! Especially if we're talking a walk around the neighborhood...I'll smile and say hello!

I always smile at people, but then assume that they're creeped out by me.

it depends where I am! If I'm in my midwestern hometown, for sure. in NYC if I'm walking my dogs in my neighborhood, I smile at other dog-walkers or people who interact with them otherwise (people like to talk to me when I have my dogs...). If I'm anywhere else in NYC, absolutely not! Smiling at strangers there is an invitation for crazy people to start talking to you, haha. Well, that's not totally true--sometimes I'll smile at people with cute kids on the subway, or I'll help lost tourist or something. But in general, I don't interact at all with strangers.

I try to when I remember to. But it's Seattle, we have the Seattle freeze thing going on. We're polite and friendly... But we'll ignore strangers if possible, and it takes a long time to develop friendships once you do acknowledge someone with a smile. So yes-- lots of weird looks when you are friendly with strangers (outside of professions where you have to be cheerful & friendly).

Yep. All the time I stick smiley faces everywhere too lol

I don't think I do. But people who randomly smile at me do make me smile in return