Good Morning

It is a shame that it doesn't happen now and I am always amazed when friends who live in the city will say that they hardly know their neighbour, or they only know one neighbour. I am not sure whether it is because of fear so they rush everywhere to avoid being caught out. We live in the country and everyone says "good morning" or whatever time of day it is. In fact even in my own household we greet each other every morning or whatever time of the day we first see each other. It is the same with the neighbours, the local shops and even people in the street do it. I suspect that part of the problem is fear more than anything. There are some horrific things happening these days and people might not know who they can trust, so it is better to trust nobody at all. At least that is what a friend who used to live in Sydney told me - he had been a victim of a home invasion though and after that never trusted anyone at all. Awful thought and very sad really, isn't it?

I was beginning to wonder this as well, and problem is trying to get even the younger generation sometimes from being so Quiet as well. It amazes me that people just are becoming so quiet and not taking time to be a Friend to their neighbors. Sometimes like the song says, we need to remember, "Tell Me About the Good old Days."

yes it is sad how things have changed, when I was a little girl the neighbours would always be out in the front of their houses especially after dinner, we knew the names of everyone in the street, kids all played together...not anymore, in my street hrdly anyone know one another, and the kids never play with one another...it is very sad...

times sure have changed. isn`t it sad? I miss the days when everyone said hello or even a few words. I guess people are afraid. I`m kind of shy but I still miss the interactions with people.

I don't get it myself. I live in the south, but still I come across people all the time that don't speak. I just say hello anyway. Figured I put it out there, they can do what they want with it. Saying hi isn't going to hurt your or get you hurt, I think. It's silly .

I don't know. It's weird. It is almost like people are afraid to say hi. Maybe it is that they feel uneasy talking to strangers because of the huge lack of trust growing in our society of the unknown due to the history of our society.

i don't get that either. i speak to people all the time. i notice most of the time i catch people off guard. they look at me like is she talking to me? and i look them in the face when speaking, which you don't get often. when and if you find out what is going on, please let a sista know

When I divert my eyes, it's more because I'm shy than because I'm not friendly. Or because I expect the other person to think that I am staring if I don't avert my eyes, lol! Since staring is considered at least a bit rude. But I agree, it would be so lovely if society were still what it was back before even when i was young.. or at lesat, when I was young it wasn't really like that in our neighborhood. But then, there really weren't many people around outdoors because it was mostly older people who lived in the neighborhood then, like elderly enough that they probably didn't come outside except to get their mail and/or have someone take care of the yardwork. Anyway, it really would be nice if people were more friendly like things used to be.. but nowadays it just isn't happening.