tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post5386814015852470543..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Will Miss #509 - neighborly behaviorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-17758792597779817092013-02-19T15:11:10.129-08:002013-02-19T15:11:10.129-08:00I agree with the other posters - it does seem to d...I agree with the other posters - it does seem to depend on where you are at in the US. I'm from the midwest which is relatively friendly and most people will say hello but I've moved south recently and you definitely say hello here and possibly comment on the latest basketball score on top of that. Jen in Japanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975708898231198536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-89568974816889965902013-02-17T21:19:26.356-08:002013-02-17T21:19:26.356-08:00I think this one depends on where you live in the ...I think this one depends on where you live in the US. When I lived in small towns in the West and South, everyone would greet each other. Not to do so would have been seen as arrogant/rude. When I spent a half year in Manhattan, people in our apartment building would often---not always---greet each other in elevators or maybe the hallways. Outside the building, forget it.<br /><br />In Tokyo, my Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-52191171453024074562013-02-17T19:48:05.509-08:002013-02-17T19:48:05.509-08:00I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and I fully un...I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and I fully understand what you are going through. I also agree with you wholeheartedly that it certainly doesn't take much effort to smile or offer a salutation in a friendly way. I think sometimes the larger the city the more often you notice that people are not as friendly. I think it is very nice that you want to greet people and I hope you continue Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-82300219396297074542013-02-15T00:32:18.989-08:002013-02-15T00:32:18.989-08:00I (sometimes still) am completely surprised to hea...I (sometimes still) am completely surprised to hear おはようございます from practically everyone in my apartment complex. It just doesn't happen in the US.PinkJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213734630560072866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-76076372093275907952013-02-14T20:16:59.165-08:002013-02-14T20:16:59.165-08:00I live in Georgia, in the US, and people are almos...I live in Georgia, in the US, and people are almost overly friendly. I'm fairly reserved around strangers (though I am civil with a smile and a good morning/afternoon/evening) but I don't like being chatted up whilst in queue or something. I am always polite to a neighbour, however.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857575981455662386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-34227282616033210322013-02-14T13:18:46.881-08:002013-02-14T13:18:46.881-08:00I like it when people say hello when I walk down t...I like it when people say hello when I walk down the street. Or even a friendly smile. I tend to get odd glances or silence in response to my smile or hello. Sometimes people to say it back, I think it also depends on where you are. While I was in Tahoe I noticed people wave at you as you drive by which I found to be comforting in the cold weather. Very neighborly feeling.thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.com