So this is gonna be quite a random post, but it’s something I want to rant about.
Have you ever just been walking by yourself, or with others, or with your cat, and you notice someone that you are acquainted with, and you say, “Hey, (whatever their name is)!”. When they see you, they say, “Oh hey what’s up?” as they walk right past you, without stopping. I just kind of think, “the point of that was…?” They don’t give you a chance to respond to their question. It also bugs me when the circumstances are the same, but instead they’re like “Hey how are you?” as you walk by each other. It makes me feel bad for not responding, and asking them about their well being, but they don’t give me the chance, seeing as their walking away. What are we supposed to do when people do that? Progressively speak louder as their walking away in order to respond to their question? Wouldn’t that be socially awkward?
I guess my point is, if the person is going to bother to ask “What’s up?” or “How are you?” as you’re walking by them, they should at least have the decency to stop and have a very brief conversation with you. It doesn’t even have to last a whole minute. Just enough to ask how each other is doing, and if one or both parties is in a hurry, they can vocalize that, and be on their way. Manners, people. They get you places.
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