Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Greetings

Has this ever happened to you?:

So, you're walking to your car or headed to a class, minding your own business, kind of on auto-pilot, your mind on other things. You make eye contact with someone that you know, and so you switch into "Greetings" mode.

You say, "Hi."
They say, "Hey, what's up?"
You say, "Good, thanks."

*Slow shaking of the head making a "tsk tsk" noise* Ouch. I don't know about you, but there are few things in this world that can make me feel like a space kidet quite like this does. There's nothing like incorrectly responding to a greeting to let people know that you weren't really paying attention.

1 comment:

  1. Well, I have one addendum to add. Another awkward "Greetings" moment that happened to me just today: Someone gave me a hearty "Hey!" today (and I'm sure it was at me and not someone behind me), and I swear that I don't know them. *sigh*

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