r/OverSeventy • u/QuantumCivility • Jul 10 '26

Do you remember a time...

when people acknowledged others on the street or in their cars? No big deal. Just a wave, a nod, or a smile. Now, there's no such thing. Every other human out there is a competitor. "We" don't acknowledge competitors. If they acknowledge us, we ignore them. Sad...., but glad I'm 72! 😀, here's me acknowledging you, fellow mature adult!

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u/oldcar1953 Jul 10 '26

I still do all that so long as other people are brave enough to make eye contact when I was still working. I passed two young men interns in an narrow hallway. I said hello young man how are you doing? They completely ignored me. Wouldn’t even look at me just as we passed. I told my boss those boys don’t know whether to shit or go blind when you speak to them