What do you Do when Someone Stares at You?

@Muelitz (1592)
Canada
July 1, 2008 7:09am CST
What would you do if someone would stares at you? Would you go and confront the person and ask "what is your problem" which may end up in a fight? Or would you look away to avoid trouble? Just Asking, SFC
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18 responses
• United States
1 Jul 08
I usually just smile n nod or wave at them....if they keep on staring i usually turn my lip up n say "what, is there a problem?"....but im not a confrontational person so that rarely happens.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
i see you are a friendly one, to nod and smile to strangers. :)
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• United States
3 Jul 08
Yes i am very friendly...unless i am provoked then n only then will i get mad n show my evil side haha,but that doesnt happen often
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@ifglan (1152)
• China
2 Jul 08
Oh,what person is it?haha... If it's a handsome boy with special meaning in his eye,then please stare at me the longer the better,i don't mind ^_^ If it's an evil one,i will turn back or walk away fast,i will not quarrel with him to bring a fight. Anyway,i know being stared by someone is really awful. :)
@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
You are funny. Thanks for making me smile this morning. Thanks for the feedback.
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@TheDevil (840)
• India
1 Jul 08
If some one is staring at me ...will stare right back at them...usually win staring competitions...fighting fire with fire..It helps....but if it continues ..then i get panic and walk away....
@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
Well it could work if you are a woman. In our case, somebody is going to get hurt lol.:)
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
2 Jul 08
Whenever I have been in this situation I have just ignored the person and looked away. Or else go somewhere else where I cannot be stared at by that person.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
Yes, exactly what I would have done in most situations. Thanks for sharing.:)
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@littleowl (7157)
1 Jul 08
I normally leave it be but if it does carry on i do actually as what is the problem-so far there hasn't been any fights -your friend littleowl
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
Well maybe because you are a woman. In the case of men just a simple stare can get you into trouble. I have a friend who always gets in to trouble because of the way he stares lol.:)
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@Wizzywig (7847)
1 Jul 08
it would depend on who/where and how. If it was just some random person in the street I'd probably smile say 'good morning' or give them a wave and carry on walking. If it was someone i knew I'd just ask 'What??' If I felt threatened I'd avoid eye contact. What would you do?
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
Good answer! i would avoid eye contact when the person staring at me looks like a goon lol:)
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
1 Jul 08
I would just look away. I have friends who would go up and say " Yes, what's your problem" and seen an argument start.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
That is what I do as well. Avoid contact.:)
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• Philippines
17 Jul 08
I always come across people who really stare. Though I considered it rude, I don't really mind. They can take nothing from me by looking. As long as they do me no harm, I really don't care. It's like, "look but don't touch".
• India
16 Jul 08
Well it really depends on the place. There are times when it is very obvious i have looked at the person and said"hey what is your problem" and there are times i have just made a dirty face. There have also been incedences when i have just mumbelled a word and walked away. So it really depends on the situation and the place and who i am with.
• Philippines
16 Jul 08
good day.. it depend on my mood. If I'm in a good mood I'll walk away to avoid trouble but if I'm not, well I'll stare back and wait what will happen.
@relundad (2310)
• United States
16 Jul 08
I normally go up and introduce my self and say "I was wondering if maybe we knew each other, as you were staring, and obviously that rude, so I thought I'd check". Normally they will comment, that they like the outfit, or sometimes they thought they knew me too. Other times they will apologize. Sometimes if its a man, they will verbalize their interest in meeting me. I then take the time to introduce them to my business since I work for myself. This has now turned into a great opportunity to meet a potential customer or client.
@alpha7 (1910)
• France
16 Jul 08
I ignore such people and go ahead with what i'm doing. How many people will you challenge in this way.
@jinxky (2248)
• Philippines
16 Jul 08
it depends on the situation, what if he/she just stares at you coz your pretty/handsome or they might be interested in you that's why she/he stares lol
• United States
17 Jul 08
I just ignore it. It isn't really worth my time, if you ask me. I try to convince myself they're only staring because I'm cute :) Haha.
@fergus (817)
• Ireland
18 Apr 09
Hello, I would ask them would they like to take a picture of me so they can keep staring me when i have gone. Thats what i would say to them and they would be asking for it as its not nice to stare at someone its rude and uncalled for.
• Canada
5 Jul 08
I am legally blind, so I really don't pick up on body language. I don't even notice if someone is staing at me. I just go about my business, and ignore them. They are easy to ignore since I am not aware of their behaviour.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
I might ignore them or just stare back, depending on how I feel at the time, and sometimes I might even smile at them, if I didn't think they were a creep.
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
That was basically my main problem today when I went to the mall earlier. I've gotten a few stares from people and inside my head I was wishing I could tell them "it's rude to stare". My hair was in a bit of a mess, that's why. I just raised my eyebrows at them.
• United States
16 Jul 08
I think it all depends. Usually I just try to ignore it until I can't any longer. For me, there is only so much I can take. After a while, I would just stare back and eventually say hi or something sarcastic. I wouldn't try to pick a fight though because that is immature