If Your Neighbor Was Having a Conversation with Someone, and You Happened to Pass by and Greet Them

"I would consider then rude, but I think youre taking it to personally, and are to sensitive about it.Theres times where I walk my dog, and I pass by my neighbor, and I say hello, and they dont say anything. But theyre watering the grass, and you dont know whats going on in its personal life. Maybe they didnt ignore you, or maybe they didnt hear you.Or maybe youre intruding in its conversation. I unno. Maybe they have a one track mind. Try to say hello at another time, and see what happens. When the neighbor isnt in a conversation with someone else. Its focus is the person its talking to.Dont be a nusiance, and interfer by.. asking why you didnt say hello to me. THis person might think youre crazy,and never say hello at all.

I would consider.

. both rude, honestly.

You see hes in a conversation with someone, and you say hello. You shouldnt say hello if theyre busy talking to someone. You look rude, and a nusiance by bothering the person.

. while its busy.

The neighbor is rude too, and shouldve just stop talking, and just said Hello, not ignore you, and then apologize to the person hes conversating with, and this person should understand.. because hes standing there, and is a witness of you saying hello to them.So.. both are rude.Love,Angela

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When you are ill but must go out and take care of shopping and errands, what do you say to to people who ask, Hello. How are you today?A2A, thank you, Kris Harpster .I think most people asking me this are of good intention, and its a shout to essentially say, Im thinking of you. So when Im down and not at my best - whether via illness or what have you, my response to this question would depend on who is asking this question. If its an acquaintance/ associate/ not a close friend, Id reply, Im ok, thank you, how are you? And I would not feel pressured to answer immediately. Basically Id bring any conversation to a quick close, because I need to take care of myself and my physical/ mental health first, thats the first priority. Id bring it the conversation to a quick close by saying Im busy attending to something I need to do.Now, if it was a close friend, of which Ive few, or a family member, I might be more straight up. Say something to the effect Thank you for asking, Im not feeling well today. So lets catch up another time. Hope you are good!In either case, I wouldnt go into too much detail because theres no need to explain oneself. I think if you use the right words to reply, the other party is going to get it, and not carry on a conversation after one or two text exchanges. I hope my answer makes sense and is helpful. I do get where youre coming from, I get it. We all have those moments of not being up to par and pausing to think what I am I supposed to say back? to a hi, how are you?

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In my two weeks of engaging with Quora, why haven't I come across even one African American?

Forgive me for not taking this question that seriously, although Ill be answering it anyway.In fourteen days you have not come across even one African American Quora writer? I find that very hard to believe. If you said that MOST of the Quora writers you have seen have been white, you may have been on to something, but since you didnt say that, I just dont believe you at all.

There are MANY African-American writers, and they all arent writing about sports/race/music. Not that theres anything to be ashamed about writing in those topics, I do all the time, but the AA writers on here are every bit as informed and well-written as the White American writers on here.What you may see is that certain White writers may have some important titles next to their names and, because of that, they attract a lot of followers like honey attracts bees. I am not saying these writers arent well-versed in their fields, many are, but people are impressed by position and by popularity. If you are (or say you are) an IVY league professor, engineer, or a pediatrician, you can be assured that you will have thousands upon thousands of people who will follow youAlmost instantly.I suggest you really look through the writings on Quora, there are many, and youll find SEVERAL AA writers on here. Take your time to really read their work. Even if it happens to be a subject to which you are almost instinctually likely to disagree on, reserve your right to pass judgment until after you have read their writings, and thought things through for at least a day.Youll be glad you did

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Why do my outreach emails have an extremely low open rate? It's B2B. Do you think it is the lockdown (because of virus)? I did "Hello First Name" as a subject line.

Outreach emails are a tough nut to crack, all our inboxes are full of emails we will never open. You are competing with a ton of other emails for attention. So how can you make sure your emails get opened, and get converted?ExperimentBy experimenting our sales teams got a 68% open rate & a 12% reply rate to one of their sequences. This outreach was done during the pandemic and was meant for B2B.Here are 3 tips -A/B test your subject lineHello, first name won't cut it anymore, create more subject line variants, and include more personalization in every one of them.Regularly add prospects to your pipelineIn order to do a/b testing well, you need to have a high volume of prospects you are sending out the emails (like 200 emails for every subject line). Use tools like Linkedin Sales Navigator to find more prospects and their contact information.Always followupDidnt get a reply to your first email? Write a followup email with a different subject line. If that does not get a response try another one. There is money in following up.

Do not forget about your email copy - keep it short, make sure you are addressing the pain point of your prospect and personalize it. You can also record a video of what you want to say and embed it in the email.Also, if you want to get better results from your outreach, reach out to your prospects in multiple channels (Calls, SMS, Linkedin). I recommend using Outplay for multi-channel outreach.Hope this is helpful

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What are the fanciest and most complicated ways to say "hello" and "goodbye"?

Hello1. WHAT'S THE CRAIC?How they say "What's up?" in Ireland. The craic (pronounced "crack") is the news, gossip, latest goings-on, or the fun times to be planned.2. HOW HOPS IT?Be classically cool with this late 19th-century slang for "How's it going?"3. AHOYAdd a little jaunty excitement by getting into a pirate mode.4. HAT TIPBe the strong, silent type and forgo words entirely with an elegant tip of your hat.5. THERE HE/SHE IS!Make someone feel like the man or the woman of the hour.

6. CIAOFeeling friendly and cosmopolitan? Ciao will set the mood. Add a kiss on each cheek for authenticity.7. S.P.D.S.V.B.E.E.V.Want to write a letter with a classical Latin feel? Open with this abbreviation for Salute plurimam dicit. Si vales, bene est, ego valeo. "Many greetings. If you're well, then that's good, and I'm well too."8. SALUTATIONSShow off your verbal dexterity with this gentleman's greeting.9. GREETINGSOr keep it simple and use the word that means just what it says.

10. HOWDYKeep it casual, cowpoke, or get fancier with a full-on Howdydo?11. ALOHABring a little mellow sunshine to your interactions by greeting the Hawaiian way.12. NAMASTEStart with a show of respect. This peaceful greeting comes from the Sanskrit for "I bow to you.

"13. HOW'S TRICKS?You've got to smile when you dust off this gem from the 1920s.14. BREAKER, BREAKEROpen the conversation like a trucker on a CB radio.15. WELL, LOOK AT YOU!Reminiscent of the sweet way your grandma used to express how impressed she was with you. Why not spread the love around with this opening?

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Hello everyone, I'm leaving for basic training with the Army to Fort Benning, in 6 days. I'm a single father of two, and a post graduate from a para military style police academy. I'm anxious, nervous, but also optimistic. What is your best advice?

I have taught a lot of recruit courses and written about it extensively on Quora. Feel free to go through my comments.Quit on Day 1. or go through it until the end. You will hit bad spots, not the worst of which is when your feet get off the bus. Power through. I was a dad who missed my kid to do my job. Power throughHave a motto.

You could say If I fail this, I fail my kids.

Except that has the word fail.

Try I will win this so my kids will win.The worst thing for you to do would be to get several weeks in, and then get lonely for your kids.If they can read, write them letters now. If theyre too young, buy them a toy or the I love you Forever book and give them to their caregivers to be mailed at significant moments, Birthdays, You passing training, etc.

My eldest was 3 years old when her sister was born. When she met her, we told her that the baby brought her a present of a stuffed toy. My eldest said Thank You baby and kissed her head.

I saw the same thing with a guy who was on tour and pre-ordered flowers for his wife. Its a trick. But its a good trick. It wasnt until he came back with an STD that she divorced him.Dont think of them. If you start, do pushups, shine your boots, talk to your buddy about the best way to have sex in space, ANYTHING other than your kids, because that is a hole you cant get out of.It will suck. It will be the best thing you do. Suck it up Buttercup.

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I've been at my job for 20 years. I am friendly, smile, say hello, join conversations, and even laugh and joke. However, I'm still considered an outsider. Why am I still ostracized?

Thanks for the A2A but I'm really not sure why I'm supposed to be able to answer this question ;-) Obviously, there could be something about you which others find terribly off-putting, but it sounds to me like it's probably more perception than reality. The most likely explanations in my opinion are:nYou're being paranoid and in fact it is the same for everybody in your company but you think it is specific to you. Do you have evidence that others go out together in large enough groups after work and leave you out? It could even be that others are less sociable than you and they don't mind this situation but you are the one who miss this social side the most (also perhaps for the reasons below).

You are single and most of your colleagues have partners and/or children, so going out with colleagues after work doesn't appeal to them so much or they don't have time because they have too many chores to do at home.Others already have some solid networks of friends from university, their own family etc... whom they prefer to go out with rather than with work colleagues (not so convinced by this one, though). In a nutshell, I'd say that IF there are some colleagues who are equally interested in going out in general and looking for company, I'm pretty sure that they'll be willing to do things with you, even if you were a comparatively boring and, say, physically unattractive person, unless there is something hugely off-putting about you"