I speak to people when I see them. I feel sometimes that a simple hello (with a smile) is all a person needs to make their day a little brighter. A lot of times people won’t acknowledge when I do speak to them, I think it is rude to not respond when someone is being nice and maybe they’re not use to kindness so they don’t know how to respond. We should make the effort to show a little, no a lot more kindness to one another it can make a big difference in our day to day life.

Not being acknowledged for such a simple gesture is unsettling. I hope to be as giving of second chances as your Mother obviously gave those in the waiting room that morning. I’m sure they never forgot it!

I tend to be shy so I may not always speak verbally, but I try to smile as I pass individuals but sometimes people won’t even look your way for you to give a friendly nod or smile.

I am a speaker! Good morning..My name is Tamica..I remembered you telling us that story, and it rings true for me all the time. I am bewildered when I step onto the elevator and say good morning, and NO ONE says anything. So, I just turn my body a bit and speak clearly and a bit louder. It actually tickles me a bit to see some the face.
Ahh, I digress..I sure do miss you all! Have a onderfully blessed day

Very nice and so TRUE
I remember my dad would be in the car with me and we would be riding down the highway and he would wave at everyone he passed.
I would say, daddy who’s that, and his reply was ,the book said drive friendly (Lol )

When I was a kid I remember my dad spoke to a guy…a white guy. I asked him if he knew him, he said “no, but it doesn’t hurt to to speak to someone.” I try and live by that today.

I’m a speaker I speak to everyone this is what I was taught as a child. I have people that want speak back but I continue to speak anyway.

Hi Willis, Richmond is my name! I speak to people all the time…by nature I’m an out-going friendly person…I too get on the elevator early in the morning and I’ll say, good morning…some will respond, but other’s won’t….what really amazes me is when someone calls me on my work phone, or comes in my office, I always say, “good morning, or good afternoon, or good evening…how are you today” it’s crazy how people either just stand there and stare at me for a minute or if they’re on the phone, they’ll pause as if they’re hearing a foreign language…I’ll then say again, how are you today – if they’re on the phone, they’ll usually respond with fine and you, or if they’re in front of me, they’ll say, oh, I’m fine, thanks for asking…but they seem so stunned that someone would actually take a minute and greet them with a smile, warmth and geniune friendliness. So many people have forgetten the golden rule…”do unto other’s as you’d have them do unto you”…so again..hello, Richmond is my name…how are you today!

I speak often because that was my training from childhood. Growing up in a small town where everybody knew each other, you automatically greeted people. It suprised me when I visited my aunt in the big city of “Dallas”, no one spoke and of all things, they wore shorts on Sunday………I really woud like for the other person to speak back but, really it doesn’ matter because it makes me feel good.

it could be some people may not want to be bothered or preoccupied with other issues and may not want to speak or be spoken to. personally I’m not a morning person I don’t like a lot of conversation in the morning for engaging in conversations with strangers that’s my preference may not work for you but that works for me

I don’t know why people don’t speak to each other. At my job I try and speak to people by some have no interest in doing so. I think it has something to do with home training. Some people have not been trained by their families, with this basic human action. I will continue to speak but if the person does not return the same action, it will be ther lost not mine.