Smilling at everyone or anyone on the road......

I like to have this habit and it will not work out nicely or end up with a pleasing result. Though this habit is not in our area and just smiling to others make more of complications. But I have noticed that people from US who visit our place and if I happens to pass over to them, whey would give a smile, especially, if I give a smile, they will definitely smile back and move away. I like this habit and I know they used to do in such a way. If I smile to someone strangers on the roads, they will misunderstand and sometimes they will not give any response. Especially, if we do the same to girls or ladies, it is dangerous too. So, no smile is ok but just for a good habit, I continue to smile to someone, it will end up with unwanted scene would be the net result. Again, if a girl smiles to someone, I am sure that the guy will follow the girl or they will again misunderstand. So, in our area, a smile has such implications. Thank-s

For me it is hard if you are not smiling because you are about to ignore the things and appreciate the beauty to the kind of heart one.

I don't have the habit of smiling at strangers on the streets. However if vendors approach me, I would turn them down with a light smile.

On seeing your post , i remember about a girl. I don't know anything about her not even her name. I used to see her every day while i was going to college by bus. The college bus starts from my place so me and my stopmates used to be the first people to get on board and i usally sit on first seat on the right side near the window. It takes 20 minutes to go to our college. And on the way there is a traffic signal. To the side of the signal MAny school girls will standing for bus. There this cute little girl may be 13 or 14 years old, use to smile at me everyday while we pass through. And later i expect her smile everyday. If i didnt see her on any day, It felt like i missed something that day. 4 years continued like this and i got my degree . she is now studying in a college and we are good friends now.

I say "hi" to many people, but not everyone. In general, I just smile, nod or lift my hand to wave to acknowledge them, but not necessarily actually say "Hi". If I walk in to a shop or walk up to a group of people, I always say, "Hi." Why? Common courtesy. We live so deeply involved in our own little worlds that we forget to acknowledge others around us. And besides, it feels good!

i feel that sense of belonging when people and even strangers smile at me.thanks for sharing your story.i'll try to make smiling as a habit for even when we are gloomy, it really helps to smile and receive smile from others.i wish i could receive some smiles from my boss later.lol

Yes I do and it does make alot of peoples day...and when a person working in a store asks me if I found what I needed...I also remember to say Thank you for asking...Some people have also forgotten the impact of saying please and thank you!

OH, well, I would not refuse nor decline smiles especially coming from a beautiful face. Not just that, anybody who smiles including ugly ones, I would acknowledge him/her either with smile, hi, or welcome expression. See, not very many people have a habit of smiling including me. More and more people need to smile including the ones that have beautiful faces.

Hi there! Your gesture was really one of a kind. It really makes anybody brighten up a gloomy day if you just give them a smile. I love it too when people smile at me especially those who seem to recognize me or those whom I have met once or twice in my school days. It makes a bad day into a good one knowing that a someone had just given you a smile or that you have given one too. What you did was really awesome especially for a vendor like him who has been working whole day in the heat of the sun.

I will be surprised when a stranger smiles at me because I'm not used to that. Maybe I'll have to get used to that. Maybe through the smile it will bring me good luck.

I think it's sweet when strangers smile! It shows that the human race can be friendly towards strangers and not gloomy and ignorant all the time!

you know i cant smile w/o you,i cant smile w/o you,i cant laugh and i cant sing,i find it hard to do anything...you see i feel glad when your glad, ifeel sad when your sad.if you only knew, what im goin through,i just cant smile,w/o you., anybody knows these song artist?he is such a good song writer,or a singer as well...try it whisling it, while you walk they might share a smile on your face,