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From: Cathy L on 5 Oct 2007 07:46 On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:13:08 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >Dunno about the subway (I always either walk or take cabs, >when in NYC), but I've never found New Yorkers particularly >unresponsive to a smile, a "good morning", or a casual >comment about whatever's going on in our mutual vicinity! >(Unless, of course, everyone I encountered was also from out >of state.) ;-) Thank you ! That is my frame of reference. New Yorkers are the most friendly people I have ever met, (unless you count the Irish). Cathy
From: Cathy L on 5 Oct 2007 07:49 On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:19:29 -0700, Iceman <oneofcold(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >My point is that if you say hello randomly to people on the street in >almost any place, most would be confused, or assume you want something >from them. Such a shame. That is certainly not the case in New York, (or Ireland). Cathy
From: Cathy L on 5 Oct 2007 07:50 On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:48:50 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: >Depends on the context. If you're walking along a country path in the >UK, it's customary to say hello to the people passing you. What, even if you don't speak English ?? Cathy
From: d4g4h4 on 5 Oct 2007 07:51 Cathy L <lederer123(a)optonline.net> wrote: > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:19:29 -0700, Iceman <oneofcold(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > > >My point is that if you say hello randomly to people on the street in > >almost any place, most would be confused, or assume you want something > >from them. > > Such a shame. That is certainly not the case in New York, (or > Ireland). New Yorkers are extremely unfriendly. Last year, I asked one how I could get to Carnegie Hall, and he replied "Practice, man, practice!" How rude, I thought. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "He can't be as stupid as he looks, but nevertheless he probably is quite a stupid man." Richard Dawkins on Pres. Bush"
From: d4g4h4 on 5 Oct 2007 07:52
Cathy L <lederer123(a)optonline.net> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:48:50 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > > > > >Depends on the context. If you're walking along a country path in the > >UK, it's customary to say hello to the people passing you. > > What, even if you don't speak English ?? Of course. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "He can't be as stupid as he looks, but nevertheless he probably is quite a stupid man." Richard Dawkins on Pres. Bush" |