klingon 10 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 You know I find it easier to acknowledge someone walking by on an empty street than not - even if I don't know them well. There's a few people in my neighbourhood who just totally ignore me, even when we walk nearby each other. (A few friends have told me similar stories, so I don't think it's the klingon costume ) I'm really bad in awkward situations like that, and often just do a one-sided konnichiwa, but it still feels strange. Surely just a domo or something would be better all round than a stony silence that needs effort. What do you do in situations like that? Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 say konichiwa extra loud so they can't not acknowledge me. if they do somehow ignore me I mention (slightly under my breath) 'mushi sareta...' Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 have a few people in my apt bldg who do the same as well. I still continue saying hello to them. They must have sad lives if they cant mutter out a ohayo etc but its no sweat off my back Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Pfft, Tokyo people Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I keep on being polite and well mannered. I can't do anything about them being bad mannered but I find it most strange for people to walk past in situations like that as if you don't exist. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I go out of my way to do the genki aisatsu with those people. What are they thinking with the ignore thing going on. It's so rude. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 My neighbours are all quite friendly actually. I don't really want them to be more friendly than they are. I find people in public though to be generally rather rude which I think is not necessary. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have one neighbour who's always smoking in the stairwell when I leave in the morning & get home at night. I always give him an "ohayo" or a "konbanwa" and I usually get a "Haaai" in response. I'm not really too sure what to make of this - it's not an English "Hi" and it feels like he is saying "yes, you are correct for saying hello to me, well done" or something like that. All the other neighbours are nice enough though. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I have a smoking in the stairwell neighbour as well me jane. I really don't like it actually because the smoke often comes into my place. Just a bit, but bit enough for me to detect it. Smokers are just so inconsiderate. Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 it is a mix for me. the mother who lives below me ALWAYS says konichiwa in a super genki voice, and i believe she has instructed her children to do the same. it's nice, she makes me feel welcome in the building. where as a few of my neighbors are less welcoming and frantically scurry away when ever i am in sight. Link to post Share on other sites
midnightcharger2 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Actually its kinda nice. I live in a house in Nagano with 5 other houses clustered around it, and one neighbor and her baby always says either ohayo or hello when we pass. I dont know their names, but thats the extent of me wanting to know them. My other neighbor, besides the time we gave our welcoming gift to them when we moved in, have not spoken once afterwards. I always get a smug reaction when I see here, but that could be because, the numberous girls i bring over + my bedroom being adjacent to their houses bedroom + paper thin walls = the possiblity they dont like me. Oh well... FRANK Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I just say the aisatsu every time fairly loud. If they ignore me, they are the ones who look stupid not me - its them who has the bad manners. Theres one old witch here who pokes her nose in everyones business and the kids all hate her (wife caught some putting a semi on her windowsill). She always ignores me so I always relish bumping into her on her patrol of the mansion each morning so I can boom ohayo at her while she struggles with her conflicting desires to ignore me and yet to not look shameful for not doing aisatsu. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 There's some famous actor dude that lives in my building. I don't know who he is, but my wife recongnized him. He always trys to speak english to me, pretty frendly dude. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Quote: where as a few of my neighbors are less welcoming and frantically scurry away when ever i am in sight. [/QB] Maybe they know that you want to debate about dolphins, whales, or politicians Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 yup, and i'll let em have it if they ever get in ear shot! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Quote: where as a few of my neighbors are less welcoming and frantically scurry away when ever i am in sight Ah yes, some of that type near me too. You can at times see them lurking in the shadows trying to avoid a meeting. I have even caught myself doing similar once which I was quite shocked at. Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. " Friedrich Nietzsche Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I find in the neighbourhood where I live people tend to keep themselves to themselves a lot. Basic greetings but not much more than that. If there was some disaster I don't think I would recognise lots of them. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I was actually just writing about that when you posted. When we had the earthquake and everyone was outside I didn't really recognise most of them. I found that quite embarrassing. Even so, everyone got on and pulled together so to speak. Since then I make more of an effort to speak to them more and there is a much more friendly atmosphere now. Link to post Share on other sites
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