When you saw a familiar person, do you smile at him???

no i don't even do a smile whether the person i saw is knew, im just walking in front of them if our way is in the same direction because i don't like to smile . im doing some kind of smile on people, i do laugh if there is something laughing words

Interesting discussion. No I stare at him/her instead with big eyes. Haha Kidding I don't know I usually smile at first but if the person doesn't smile or acknowledge back then I stare at him. No joke I do that. This occurred to me so many times now. haha

Yes,I do smile at the person.But,it certainly depends on that person or the situation. If I know the person in a positive way,then I surely smile at him or just say "HI". But otherwise,I prefer not.But before smiling,I always make sure,whether I know him or I see somebody who is very similar to somebody I know.

What do you mean by familiar faces in the first place? If you mean by that someone I know well, I absolutely greet him/her, not just smile with him/her. But if the person doesn't seem so close (in relationship), that's a different matter. I have encountered that several times. At the first, I try to ignore someone even if the face is quite familiar, but I don't remember him/her. The fact is, if we find him/her familiar, so that person is probably our relation. I found this when I have been encountered for several times. Maybe you feel shy for smiling for someone that don't remember you. But I found out that I feel even more ashamed if she/he smiled and then he said "don't you remember me? how mean.."

I smile first at a familiar face that I see in public. It doesn't matter to me whether or not that respond in kind. No one else knows whether we know each other or not. As far as starting a conversation is concerned I usually wait for another person to actually start one. I'm not that great of a conversationalist so I prefer to respond rather than to initiate. But I do find that a nice, friendly smile is encouragement enough to start something between me and another person.

yup i agree to you. today is a world of attitude. i do keep noticing the familiar people but never call them first. if they give me a smile then i would meet them gladly if not then i let them go as if i never noticed them. i really don't care. as ours near ones always continue the relation. if others do forget then we loose nothing. yes if i see some of my near one then i can't stop myself and just go and call them. not caring about whether they remember me or not. by the way it never happens. people do remember me. it depends from person to person. what do you say?

first thing i do is to stare at the person, when the person also stare at me then i'll be the first one to smile do some gesture at the person, i don't snob any person when he/she the one who will smile at me..

I never smile with anyone not unless I will see a friend or that is part of my job. At the office of course I need to smile to everyone so that they will find me approachable, and even in some gatherings. But when I am walking in the street, I don't smile. I do my own thing, I do not look at others people unless I find them cute, I like the dress, and they look interesting, but I don't smile at them. I am not that snobbish, But I hate to be rejected, it ruin my day. Maybe I am just being negative. hahahahahaha.

well, where i am at now (texas, sigh) the people here walk around with their heads up in the air untill they want something from you. then it's the bull southern hospitality thing they pull. i wonder who in sam houston told these folks they were anything close to the bomb. lol...with their country backwoods behinds. where i am from, people mind their business. so it's nothing to me to come here and keep to myself. i don't smile in the streets at all. it may give someone the impression that i am nice, and i don't want to give that impression here. so, no i won't smile at someone i know. in fact, i try not to KNOW that many people at all here. i mostly want people here to leave me alone. most of the people that i see on the street in texas i can't stand anyway.

If I see someone and I am not sure if I know them then usually I would just ask them. If I saw someone that I was definitely sure I knew or they were just an acquaintance or something then I would just smile and say hello and see what they did back. I always smile at people first as smiling is infectious.

Well f I see any family person, I am the first to smile..! Its so nice to see someone close!

i used to work on sales so whenever i see familiar faces, i dont just stare and smile at him/her but initiate a communication and do the familiar asking like "you look familiar, have we met?" if proven right, then it will for sure start a long conversation but if not, it will end up with a good friendship.

for me, it depend on the person. i mean, if i have take a conversation with him/her at least one time, i would smile at first. but if i only know him/her let say at a glance and never talk to him/her, i would wait him/her smile at me first hehe..

hahaha nice question, i used to have a smiling since birth so maybe people think im smiling at them but of course they might misunderstand it i don't mind, at least they would probably think im not snob, and he/she may smile at me back! LOL

when i see a person i know or knew, sometimes i will say hello. the problem that irritates me is when i'm ignored when i see a person i know or knew. i don't say hello all the time because i'm thinking why can't they say hello to me. i don't smile at them.

Actually, i believe one must make a habit of smiling to people, whether they respond or not. Its really a great feeling if you try this. And good for your facial muscles too. As for smiling at a familiar face, i just smile lightly and move on. If he/she recognises me, of course they will smile back and then i'll be bold enough to tell them "you look so familiar. My name is ......

When I saw a familiar person, I always look him/ her in the eye and try to smile at him but if he / she will not react on that, I will turn my face away from him and walk away from that person.

OMG! I am oh so guilty with this question. When I commute, I usually meet familiar faces, especially my high school schoolmates. And I hate it. I oftentimes pretend that I haven't seen them. I wish I were invisible. I just don't want to see them. They seem to be plastic. I hate plastic people.

smiling is good,,. but it may get embarrassing if the other person does not smile back.... so what i try to do is... establish an eye contact first... for just couple of seconds.... and if i feel the person recognises me, then i smile at him/her . or maybe have a word or two....

Yes, I smile or nod at him/her whenever I get to see him on elsewhere. Well, it's up to him if he smile back or not. Anyway, a smile is so easy to do and it's free for everybody...LOL! Kidding aside, I think we must to do, you might never know it might be a start of new friendship. Just be careful, though, because there are other persons who might take advantage of your smile.