females in general are more accomodating (in greetings at least) than men. at least that's what i can see here. there are men i know who are S-holes; turning up noses as they pass by as if u are some dirty tissue paper on the floor. females, such as colleagues are much much nicer. there are quite a number that i don't know but have seen their faces a number of times & they always nod & smile at me, even without me initiating the greeting.

holding hands are just an example of being friendly or friends. so if your culture is not inclined to that, it's ok. but let's not knock at those who do. like i said, bangladeshis do that & it's perfectly normal. men kissed at each other in middle east.

one way i know & use to make friends with people that i nod & smile at would be to tell a situational joke (has to be appropriate & funny enough of course). sometimes i am the subject of the joke; just to show them i am humble enough to be anyone's friend & i don't bite.

anybody knows other ways to make friends with those u nod & smile?


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