In all, I find that if you're going to make eye contact at all, might as
well add a smile. That helps take some of the disconcerting edge off for
the receiver, and often inspires a similar (though sometimes delayed)
response. Have you ever had someone just randomly smile at you as they
passed yo
I just wanted to say that yes, receiving a smile from
some stranger, guy or girl, usually invokes a smile
from me.
Yet, it hurts when you make eye contact with someone
and smile and receive nothing but a serious glare in
return. It is emough to make anyone stop smiling at
strangers.
Dan
--
But think about how quickly it often happens - you're walking down the
street towards eachother at the same clipped pace. We're so conditioned to
expect a hard glare that perhaps the other person has already passed you
before they realize that you _did't_ glare at them like most - then it takes
a
On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Daniel Bravo wrote:
> I just wanted to say that yes, receiving a smile from
> some stranger, guy or girl, usually invokes a smile
> from me.
>
> Yet, it hurts when you make eye contact with someone
> and smile and receive nothing but a serious glare in
> return. It is emou
Sunnabvind:
The opposite effect certainly works. I beleive this
entire topic is a delicate balancing act. Some people
smile and move away from feeling bad, others stop
smiling and feel trampled.
Dan
--- Sunnanvind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Daniel Bravo wrote:
> > I
I guess that you are right Nicoya. I can agree with
that.
Dan
--- Nicoya Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But think about how quickly it often happens -
> you're walking down the
> street towards eachother at the same clipped pace.
> We're so conditioned to
> expect a hard glare that perhaps
Wired's coverage of the Top 25 Women on the Web Awards:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33895,00.html
and our very own Deb Richardson is on the list. :)
shane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
As some of you may know, I work as a trainer teaching Unix, Perl and
Internet stuff.
Recently (the last 6 months or so) I've noticed a trend which is, quite
frankly, astonishing: more than half my trainees are female.
All of these courses are very technical and aimed at people in the IT
industry
On 2 Feb 2000, Kirrily 'Skud' Robert wrote:
> As some of you may know, I work as a trainer teaching Unix, Perl and
> Internet stuff.
>
> Recently (the last 6 months or so) I've noticed a trend which is, quite
> frankly, astonishing: more than half my trainees are female.
>
> All of these course
