What do you do when you and someone you barely know are approaching each other? Always make eye contact and smile or say hi? Make eye contact and then keep walking? Keep walking unless they say something? Mentally scramble for small talk? Stop and tie your shoelaces? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 23 answers

Consistently, every single time I come home, my cat will come over to a particular corner of my desk -- I need not be sitting at it or indeed be anywhere near it -- and meow while faux-scratching it. He occasionally will stretch his back after the scratch, but not always. It's extremely cute, and he's such an affectionate cat that I'm even kind of touched by it. But I suppose I find myself curious as to what the gesture breaks down to. I'm assuming it's a greeting, since he repeats it without fail every time I come home after being out for more than a few minutes, but I suppose I'm curious as to what the action signifies. I doubt it's totally random, but I can't quite figure out what "animal world" thing he would be doing by that particular pattern.
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 11 answers

Are there any languages other than Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) that have a greeting that means "you (are) good"?
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 27 answers

(If you are male) Do women meet your gaze/say hello/acknowledge that you exist when you are out walking? This probably seems like a ridiculous question, but it's been bugging me for a long time. [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2007 - 81 answers

[Homemade Greeting Card Filter] I want to make greeting cards, for friends and family -- mainly for obscure holidays (and just to say hello!) But buying supplies at PaperSource is super expensive -- and stamps are not exactly cheap. Where do you buy specialty stock paper and other greeting card paraphernalia? [mi] [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 16 answers

Why do some Americans do the hello/goodbye kiss thing? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2007 - 34 answers

People on the street always look at me and say, "Rasta!" [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 39 answers

Need help pronouncing some Cantonese (preferably audio) [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2006 - 10 answers

What are some of your favorite ways to say "hello" and "bye"? [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2005 - 55 answers