Akward Eye Contact

Have you ever been walking in a hallway, and see someone you know? Okay that was dumb question. I'm sure that happens to everyone on a daily basis. If you're like me, you wave or smile at people you know, but not everyone is like that, and it can lead to an awkward situation.

Awkward Situation One: You are walking down the hallway, you see one of your good friends, you make eye contact, you wave frantically and yell their name. They seem to be in your own little world, and don't notice you. Now you look like an idiot/ loser. People are now looking at you, because you were waving your arms like a lunatic and yelling. Now if that person would have noticed you, and been all freaky back at you, the two of you would look like to coolest people in the hallway. Everyone would be jealous of your amazing coolness (Okay maybe not but you get the point). Anyway if they would have noticed you would be okay. But they didn't. You now grumble to yourself "fine don't look at me," and now you look insane for talking to yourself.

Awkward Situation Two: You're at work, and you pass someone you work with, they look at you, you smile, they look away and keep walking. You say to yourself "Thanks for snubbing me. Jerk."

Awkward Situation Three: Bathroom eye contact. You are washing your hands, and look up to check yourself out in the mirror, you make eye contact with someone else who is also looking in the mirror, you don't say anything or smile, and you hurry up to get out of the bathroom. I would be willing to bet eye contact in the Men's Restroom would be more awkward, for the obvious reasons.

Awkward Situation Four: You make contact with a random stranger. You try to smile, but it comes out more as a straight, tight lipped grimace.

I really like old people.
That may seem completely off topic, but, really, it's not. Because old people almost always make eye contact and give you a genuine smile. Those toothless grins brighten your day. Everyone should be like an old person. Old people are less concerned with what they have, but with the people they're with.