Quote Originally Posted by Jay&Zobel View Post
i think it is very common... sad but true...

i asked my husband the same question too many times, but he said
"it is like me a brit going to spain, u.s., france or philippines seeing another brit and you know for sure that he is a brit, a nod or a smile to say hello, they would just probably ignore or just not look at me..."

so i guess, we just have to smile even if the person you are smiling will not smile back. maybe she (the pinay) who was once a newbie in this country, seeing another kababayan and she was just ignored too... so she is now doing the same...

to break that habit or that sadchain... smile or smile back... it is free anyway, you have got nothing to lose...
A smile to all people (using common sense if in certain situations) can change how everyone reacts to you.