People don't acknowledge my greeting!

[Argamemnon]

I said "hello" to a couple of people today, one of them is my neighbour's relative and none of them acknowledged me! They just stared at me. What the f*ck is this? I hope they die a painful death. F*cking animals! :evil:

 

[Moonie]

LOL, I am sorry, but that last line gave me a good chuckle. I have been there, too. Sometimes I will say something at work to a customer, like "Hello." Or something along that line. And there have been a couple people to not acknowledge me. I can't say why they didn't say anything. Perhaps they didn't hear me (I talk pretty quietly), perhaps I caught them off guard, maybe they are rude, perhaps they are shy, too? I remember when I was really, really bad with SA, that I would not say 'hi' to people. It's like my voice couldn't physically say the word- perhaps because I was so silent, that it was hard for me to make sounds.

The other day we had work training, and a co-worker laughed and brought up how some people don't say 'hi' back when they are greeted. She is a very outgoing girl, so if she didn't get a 'hi' back, then maybe it's just the other person's attitude. Keep going at it, and people will most likely respond.

 

[Argamemnon]

LOL, I am sorry, but that last line gave me a good chuckle.

English is not my first language, and I'm not good at cursing

I have been there, too. Sometimes I will say something at work to a customer, like "Hello." Or something along that line. And there have been a couple people to not acknowledge me. I can't say why they didn't say anything. Perhaps they didn't hear me (I talk pretty quietly), perhaps I caught them off guard, maybe they are rude, perhaps they are shy, too? I remember when I was really, really bad with SA, that I would not say 'hi' to people. It's like my voice couldn't physically say the word- perhaps because I was so silent, that it was hard for me to make sounds.

Yes, you are right. I talk pretty quietly too. Maybe they didn't even hear it. But it's still frustrating, I can't even say hello? 8O

 

[user12053]

I talk quiet too. My solution is to take a deep breath before I talk. That helps a lot. You almost wont be able to talk quiet if you do that. Try it

 

[no1]

my voice might be kinda quiet also I guess. I don't wanna force it out either and just blurt "HEY!?" Still.. I dont get it. It happens to me all the time I get ignored (from the women too)

 

[PhantomPod]

Yeah, you may have just said it quietly, so they did not hear.

I do that a lot. As in, I say "Hi" too quietly, so the person does not hear or acknowledge me.

There are a lot of times in work where I have passed someone in the hallway and made eye contact and opened my mouth to say "hi," yet it was like the word didn't come out. It was like I just mouthed it. Where as the other person said "hi" to me loud and clear. And then I was sort of worried that they thought I didn't say "hi" to them or something, since I couldn't even get the word out.

 

[Argamemnon]

There are a lot of times in work where I have passed someone in the hallway and made eye contact and opened my mouth to say "hi," yet it was like the word didn't come out. It was like I just mouthed it. Where as the other person said "hi" to me loud and clear. And then I was sort of worried that they thought I didn't say "hi" to them or something, since I couldn't even get the word out.

Exactly, I do that all the time!

 

[Prissy]

My co-worker and I were just discussing this today

These two ladies at work are the same exact way. I am the receptionist so I will always greet peeps with a smile and say hello but these ladies are always very rude and just look at me like a brick wall. My co-worker gets the same response from them. I think it may have to do with the way they were raised or something. Don't let it get you upset though. It's them, not you.

 

[BIG_FRINGE]

why do you care? just two randoms u happen to live next door too. i dont even bother with my naibours and i dont have SA lol. my mum always insists on waving to em when we drive past in the car. i can tell they dont want to be waved at, but she insists on doing it anyways lol bless her. i just say 'alright?' if we happen to see eachother.
naibours = dont give a shit.

 

[lettypagb]

maan if ure working and ure suppose to say hii ,the person just think is normal not answering ,so is not the persons problem or i dunno.

 

[psipop]

sometimes when people say hi to me, i'm not sure if they're talking to me, so i just smile. i figure it's not as bad as greeting someone who wasn't talking to you.