Pissed when people ignore hellos

Nobody gives a shit about strangers. Leave us poor busy people alone so we can touch ourselves when we think no-one's watching.

I have a great way of dealing with thiswhich makes people feel guilty or makes them think I am crazy so I always get a kick out of it. I always say "hello how ya doing" and if a person ignores me I just finish the conversation right in front of them by saying their part, "not too bad and yourself". I always get great reactions and lots of tails between their legs, especially in crowded situations.

I hate to break this to you but not every human beings you say hi to are obligated to respond. That's just how society is nowdays. Some people just don't care to exchage greetings with strangers. Some people were raised to not have manners. Some people might be deaf, shy or anti-social.

maybe the people know you and talk about behind your back. maybe there is even a facebook groub about you with pictures from you..
these people might hate you for beeing the person you are..

When someone says hi to me I respond with a fart loud enough they can hear

Hello! You better respond now!

aye, I know how you feel, and it's normal to be pissed off IMO. that sort of thing happens in a lot of towns and cities. it's like people are wary of you just for bein polite.
people do tend to be friendly in the country though, you should try goin to more rural areas sometime to gauge the difference.

are you a ghost ? Cause that would make sense !
No actually that happens to everyone sometimes :D

@GAKO
HELLO !

People will only speak when they want something or if they know you. I learned only to speak if spoken to that will solve your problem realize most people are users.

Aww, I think you're a sweetie, as you're obviously just trying to acknowledge and respect your fellow human beings (which is a very admirable trait).
But I would keep in mind that these people (especially if they don't know you), may have no idea why you're trying to say anything at all to them. You know you're just being friendly, but *they* don't know that.
Depending on the individual, they may think you're trying to srike up conversation (and they don't want to or have time), or that you're trying to sell them something or hand out religious leaflets or such. ;)
And if they're really suspicious, they might be afraid of you.
I wouldn't take it personally at all, you're a good person. But if it really keeps getting to you, maybe try cutting back to just a smile and a head nod (still friendly/respectful, but much less likely to worry people). :)

Hello :)

Strangers are one thing but I run into this alot in the workplace. It happens daily. Makes me wonder if I should simply not speak with them.

I tend not to say hello to people as they pass me, but I do make eye contact and if greeted I will return the greeting or even say "hi" in return. It's just that over the years while growing up I was made to feel so stupid so many times as I was ignored by the 'cooler' people that I stopped trying to be friendly to anybody. I figured they could all go fuck themselves, but I do leave the door open for people to greet me. It's usually younger people in their teens and twenties who ignore me when passing, but all I do is look at them as if I were looking at a bird or a squirrel, so there's no harm done to either one of us. I sure don't say 'hi' to the pretentious little bastards

I have reach the point where I only greet people if I am greeted. fuck that people it pisses me of to.

DUDE, WELCOME TO AMERICA!!! Nobody gives a flying f*ck that you exist. People in this country are EXTREMELY self-centered. You cannot expect much more. You know what? You should do the same thing to them. When they hello, just ignore them. This will piss them off. This is called hypocrisy, my friend. WELCOME TO AMAERICA, AMIGO!!

I know exactly how you feel! I get this all the time. I live in a fair size city and people here are very rude and stuck up, well mainly the girls. If you even try talking to a girl here you won't get very far. When I go to the store almost every time I try to talk to people or be nice to people I get ignored. It really pisses me off to. I was nice enough to say something and you completely ignore me? Well no more being nice to that person.

It depends who they are to you.

i can understand how you might feel if someone ignores your greeting, but i think it all depends where your from, and how you were raised. for example, sometimes people dont always appricate the common curtasy, (espcially in ney york.)

"Look, I don't know who you are but I'm trying to be friendly to you and pretend I give a sh*t that you exist. The least you could do is acknowledge me." Love it. I really think you should say that. What I do is that if the person that ignored me before, I ignore them back with their greeting and they start to acknowledge me or something. Or you can not say 'hello'.

I personally think that hello's are a waste of time on people.

I hate it even more when it's someone I know. I was just in an improv show today and none of my family or friends had come to watch, so I attempted to talk to one of my classmates but she just looked at me, said like half of a greeting, and ignored me after that >.>

It is definitely normal. I farking hate it when people do that.
The most DISTURBING thing is when you say hello they ignore you, and yet someone elses say hello to them and they say hello back to that person.

Everyone does it at my work place.

One of the reasons why I don't talk to people randomly unless they talk to me first.

The Common Pleasantry is a dying art, unfortunately. I worked for Starbucks for years and time after time I would say hello how are you, and the response would be "Vente Latte." I relate.
Take care.

hate people that do that !

It makes me sad... I then feel like the ppl ignoring me hate me, even if they're strangers...

I usually reply with a hello or a smile, it is rude to not acknowledge somebody. I tend to say hello and continue quite quickly, as there are a lot of "strange" people around in my city, especially in the evening.

Carry around as big a sign as you can fit in your bag/pocket/whatever with HELLO written on it. Whenever you say hello and someone ignores you, walk up to them, tap them on the shoulder, pull out your sign and wave at them. If they do not respond, you may hit them with your sign. You may want to watch out for people who are blind and deaf though.

Some people are just scared to be friendly, or in a bad mood. It pisses me the fuck off tho, so I feel ya. NORMAL

ou must be form the north east. i dont know why but when i go visit my family in the south i gradually let my guard down and start being friendlier to strangers but when i am home i always second guess why the sudden interest in me like an idiot. i guess the north is more dangerous than the south

The newest trend seems to be the ablility to not care.

Ignoring hellos is extremely rude...

That is a pet peeve of mine, for sure! Used to happen to me every day when I lived in Alberta. I eventually got used to people not being friendly. When I moved back home, it took me a while to get used to the good old friendly ways of teh people here. frig i missed this place!

Maybe you are those trying to make a difference or you just grew up thinking that people in your town are like that.

It's a shame but there are only a few places in the world where people say hello to each other.

I think it has to do with capitalism. People have just bcome disinterested in each other and have become very materialistic ans shallow and superficial.

People have been brainwahsed into thinking that people are worth more or less because of what they have not intelectually or emotionally. Bbu because of their matrial possesions.

Saying hello to each other is a thing of the past in some towns and some people even think it's starnge now, and if someone speaks to them, then they must be crazy or something.

It's kinda sad if you think about it...

i smile at alot of people but i dont usually speak unless they do to me.

you need to go to arkansas where most people treat you with some goddamn respect.

poster: maybe the person doesnt like you. i'd still wave though

I feel the same way. I take it very personal. It's as if I'm not worthy of this person presence. It's very offensive.

well if you don't know the person they might feel kinda awkward that someone they don't know is saying hi to them, but to ignore it, yes that's rude. if someone say good morning to me or something i would say morning back. but i wouldn't be the type of person to say hi to a stranger :P

yes that can be quite irritating, but sometimes I'm unable to say hi to someone (I'll be talking be talking to someone or on the phone) but I try to make up for it by showing a smile or nodding or sumthing all I'm saying is remember to be aware that some people are trying... just not that activily... :P

I had this problem when I moved from the south to the north. D:

Northerners don't like to say hello to strangers.

most people are just ignorant, but some like me are to awkward, i cant answer a hello...

Well, the best soulution here would be to try and not say hello to strangers. Unless, it bothers you to not say hi. If that is the case, if you smile and say a friendly hello, and they don't respond, just say to yourself, "well, in that case i am a better person than them and they are shit not to say hi back". Or, maybe they just did not her eyou, say, if they were talking on the phone or texting, or seem to be distracted by something else, try not to take it so personally and just shrug it off your shoulder. Don't sweat it.
:)

in nyc if you say hello to someone they think you are going to try to rob them or hit them up for money.

but anywhere else, yeah, that does piss me off.

Yes it happens everywhere some people are just ignorant