people in our lives

@annavi23 (6522)
Philippines
July 2, 2010 4:32am CST
do you greet your neighbors when you see them in the streets? have you encountered people who are annoying just by seeing them? even without knowing them personally? there are people everywhere we go that we just wished we can't see them,but they're there.ALWAYS THERE! what do you do with them? do you avoid them or if in case,you have no choice,do you talk to them? suggestions please...
7 responses
@adamyzle (34)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
I always start greetings like hi and hello inside our house and then outside, like neighbors. Sad to say, i'm a snobbish and a shy person. If they are not the one who greets me first I don't actually greet them. Especially if they we're my old schoolmates or past co-workers. I always think that they don't know me anymore and that if I smile or even greet them, they will just look at me that looks like they don't even know me at all. It happens many times, and I always feel shame to myself. That's why I always say to myself that they need to greet me first before I greet them. Is that wrong ??? :D
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
hello,my dear friend!welcome to mylot! thank you for taking time to respond on my post. oh?you're a snobbish and shy person? i may say,i am like that at times. yes,when it's old classmates or co-workers,i also see to it that they are the ones who will greet first or if i can,i would definitely look at them closely for me to recognize if they were the ones i knew.sometimes i have been greeting the wrong person which makes me feel ashamed.haha there are times i do recognize them and they are the ones who also take a look at me then we'll just point at each other and say "hey,how are you?" then the conversation goes. you know,you just have to look at them first if they recognize you aas well,then start asking.but if you have doubts they don't know you,or they are more snobbish than you,just leave them.just easy as that! people do change after years. i think it's not wrong,you just have to recognize first before greeting them. i was like you for some times.there was this time someone greet me but i never greet him back.maybe his way of greeting isn't appropriate enough and i'm like a snobbish one when it comes to strangers,
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
People in my life are the immediate members of my family, my friends, my relatives and some of my neighbors who irritated me and also those that make me happy. Some of them I intent to avoid especially those that always minding our affairs while some that I admire I socialize with them because I love to be with them.
• Philippines
3 Jul 10
Oh yes I don't mind them, I wouldn't stoop to their level. It's so easy to deal with them, I just pretend I never see them if our roads crosses.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
3 Jul 10
hahaha,yeah,what if they talked to you then? would you answer back?
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
3 Jul 10
yes,how about those people you get annoyed,what do you do?just ignore them? do you talk to them if you have no choice? how to deal with them?
@ongtina (1232)
• Singapore
2 Jul 10
I would smile or nod to familiar faces and sometimes have a little greeting or chat with more friendly ones.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
yes,it's very polite to smile and nod at them specially to make your outlook beautiful in life. i also used to chat for a while if we really have time.depends on people i'm talking.sometimes i also smile when i happen to see someone smile at me though i don't know them personally.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
LOL! was this post meant for me? haha because its very me! actually, whenever i saw people that i know in the street, even just a new neighbor or i just met somewhere, i usually greet them, just a smile or hi or a nod will be enough. and there are also people who really annoys me and get into my nerves even if they are not doing anything wrong to me! hehe i don't know but there are people that just by hearing their voice or seeing their face, and worst even just reading their names makes my blood boils! haha and i can't really explain why. just like my husband's secretary, i am really irritated with her,hearing her loud voice & laughter and ticking of typewriter in the morning makes me feel irritated. haha but no matter how annoyed i am to her , i don't have a choice but treat her nice and talk to her nicely. sometimes i like her but most of the time she irritates me. haha
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
yes,it was exactly meant for you! hehehe you requested it,right? same here,i also used to greet someone i know from streets like nodding or simple smile or nod.but when it's someone i get irritated,better to avoid them.hehe hahahha,well,there are people like that,you just can't seem to avoid them and try to relax yourself not to kill anyone,heheh yup,their presence makes you sick sometimes.even without doing anything harm to you. but i can be sure,you're kinda jealous to your husband's secretary. i myself had someone here i see almost everyday which keeps my blood boiling like you.he used to be our neighbor's sister who used to visit most of the time and he keeps on staring at me.peeking wherever i go.really annoying!
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
6 Jul 10
really? haha then thanks for starting this one for me...hehe actually i really greet people that i know when i saw them in other places but when they are people that i don't really like, its either i avoid them or just give them a nod as acknowledgement. but if they don't greet me or don't even smile, then i don't do as well. sometimes if i am really annoyed, i let them feel it. i don't pretend to be nice. haha they will be seeing my 'maldita' side if they get into my nerves. actually i am not jealous with my husband's secretary, she's already on her 40's. what i just don't like with her is her attitude sometimes and her being noisy. and i don't know. haha, he just wanted to get your attention, maybe planning to court you! hehe but just afraid of you. hehe
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
hahah,i guess you really are a "maldita" one,my dear sister! lucky,i haven't seen that side of you yet.but for sure when i see that side of yours,it would be as normal as what you are now.hehe awh,so you don't like her noisiness,hehe cause you just want yourself to be noisy,not her,haha.nice one,sister! NO! he's not afraid of me.huh? uhmmmm...in some cases i would say so,but overall i think no.he used to talk to me when they are new here.and i talked to him back then,but he keeps on intruding my private life.i just don't like it.we are not that close so,i let him see my bad side.i even shouted at him for being too close,which i don't like. yes,i think he likes me but since i don't like his too "closeness" or kinda "presko" attitude,i just don't want to talk nor look at him.but everytime i bumped on him,i just don't have a choice but to talk to him,only little lines,if it really needs to.haha i even blocked some windows for him not to see me when i was going out of restroom of course. he used to be "maniac" that's why i just don't like talking to him.but sometimes i get angry or irritated when my father keeps on talking to him.well,whatever it is,i just hoped my father don't like him for me,hahah
@much2say (56053)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Jul 10
I'm always the type of person to reach out to say hello to others - even to annoying neighbors - just because they are our neighbors. I don't have to stop and talk to them . . . but a hello will do just to keep the peace. Now, we have a neighbor family who must think that we are annoying or something . . . they don't seem to want to be too friendly with us. It's always a quick hi with them . . . I always say hello to their children and call them by their names but that mom never acknowledges mine - even though our kids are nearly the same ages. I always ask how are you doing - and all I get is a "fine" - not even a "how are you" back. You'd think our kids could play together, but they seem to hideout in their apartment - so we just let them be.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
ah,so your neighbors don't like to be friendly you at all.that's what it think.or maybe they are kinda annoyed at you,oh,please don't be mad at me here.i'm just concluding.i really don't know you personally,so i'm just saying what i am thinking here.i guess it's ok to be friendly but there were really people who don't like to be disturbed or doesn't really bother to say hi back and how are you.it's just like that.it's part of ;life.not all people will be willing to be your friend. like in here,i always wanted to have new friends here but for some cases others don't want me to be their friends.i can understand that.we all have freedom to choose what we have to...
@saphrina (31551)
• South Africa
2 Jul 10
I always greet my neighbors, sweetie. But there are a few people i will totally ignore, just because they annoy me. TATA.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
3 Jul 10
yeah,there were such people,but if you have no choice,do you talk to them? say your trapped to be with them,what will you do?
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
i wake up late, i dont have the time to greet my neighbors, have to go to school in a rush, so i just winked at them as a sign that i greeted them
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
hi there! well,what about those people around who gets you irritated? don't say you don't have one think deeper,better get out of neighbors instead,maybe workmate,schoolmate,people in the streets,who else?