You meet one of your neighbors on the street.He/she does not say hello
Vous rencontrez votre voisin/e dans la rue. Il/elle ne vous dit pas bonjour
Bad mouth them in my head
don't care
first i'd think they were rude
He must be busy or occupied with something
i nod a hello and pass on
I say hello anyway
I say hello, and I am very pissed off.
I shout out, "yo yo what's uy?"
i think that either they're being rude or they don't recognize me
I think they may be having a bad day.
I will still say hello and hope for a response
I would think that he didn't see me or chose to ignore me.
I wouldn't say hello either.
I'd say hello.
I'd say hi, and continue walking.
ignore it
Keep on walking
keep walking
never mind
say "hello" and walk past him.
say hello and keep walking
shrug it off. i'm not close to my neighbors.
stop him/her and say hello
that was rude...
they're in a funk, they are avoiding me, they're tired
think that they probably didn't see me
wonder what could have happened
Wonder what is the matter.
Wonder why, possibly had I done something to them
you nod, smile, and continue walking.
de toute façon elle est vieille et moche alors...
don't care
Il ne m'a pas vu, ce n'est pas grave
il ne m'a pas vu. C'est moi qui lui dit bonjour
Je cris bien fort pour le rendre mal à l'aise
je dis bonjour sur un ton insistant
je dis quand même bonjour
Je fais le premier pas en lui disant bonjour
Je l'aborde et lui dit bonjour,il/elle est obligé(e) de me répondre
Je l'ignore et je retiens
Je l'interpelle, lui rappellant qui je suis.
Je le déteste
Je le laisse, il ne m'a peut-être pas vu.
Je lui dis bonjour et ne lui en veux pas pour autant
je lui dis bonjour très fort la fois suivante
je lui dis bonjour, et en cas de non-réponse je n'insiste pas
je lui dis bonjour, à voix très haute
je lui dis très fort bonjour
Je me dis que c'est un mal poli peu sympathique.
Je n'y prends pas garde.
je ne lui dis pas bonjour non plus
Je ne lui dis pas bonjour non plus et je me demande pourquoi il m'ignore.
Je ne suis pas content mais je ne dis rien.
je passe tout droit
je pense qu'elle n'est pas polie.
Je pense qu'il ne m'a pas vu.
quel snob!
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Discussion
J'ai l'impression que les Français ont plus tendance que les Américains à vouloir forcer l'autre à leur dire bonjour, en lui disant bonjour assez fort.
I agree with antoine. the french tend to be more agressive. there were responses on the french side that had to do with stopping the neighbor and making it known that they had ignored them. i know personally that i wouldn't care even if they did see me and were purposely ignoring me. i think americans in general tend to be more apathetic about things.
Salut. Eh bien, pour beaucoup, ne pas dire bonjour est une attitude condamnable qui mérite représaille. Mais dans ce cas, qui est le plus mal-poli, ou le plus individualiste. Ca peut arriver, il ne vous a peut être pas vu. Peut on vraiment juger quelqu'un sur UNE seule et simple impression ?
Many people here simply nod their heads when they pass by someone they know. Sometime they wave and say hello, but most of the time simple eye contact and a nod showing recognition is enough. Kind of strange when you think about it...
I think that this type of interaction varies from place to place in the United States. For instance, the attitude in the midwest is very friendly, and people say hi to people they don't know all the time, and no one thinks anything of it. A neighbor not acknowledging one's presence would probably be considered somewhat rude. However, over here in Boston on the east coast, people tend to be less outgoing. You don't see as many people greeting others just for fun, and if a neighbor didn't say hi after one had acknowledged them, it probably wouldn't be a big deal.
I agree very much with adeline... people here are very uptight about personal contact, as if there is some magical 3 foot bubble around everyone which prevents anyone from entering. Very odd indeed. at home, the usual greeting is a handshake among men, or a kiss among women and mixed company- people usually do not think twice about it... it's just a sign of friendship. If i tried that here i'd probbly wind up in a few uncomfortable situations.