Just a little thought I had during a bio test yesterday.
Be nice to people, it doesnt hurt
So i've noticed a big culture difference. When I was in America people waved and said hi, people I didnt even know just said hi to me and smiled. It's not like that in Denmark. Well, not anymore.
Of course you only remember all the good things from when you were a kid and everyone smiled at you cause they thought you were cute and innocent, but as soon as you grow up people just stop. Well some people stop.
It doesnt matter what country you're from, when you're a kid people automatically smile at you.Well after I got back to Denmark from the states still surprised that everyone was so open and kind on the other side of the earth. I started on a school farther away from the school I graduated from before I went to America and instead of biking 3 minutes each way I have to spent a lot of time using public transportation to get back and forth. Now I bike ride to the station, take the train, switch trains and then take a bus. 59 minutes, if I time it right.In 59 minutes I meet a lot of people and a thing I've noticed is that every one is either grumpy or tired. Yes I get it cause I dont like mornings either. At all. When I wake up I usually don't want to talk to anyone around me, but when I step outside the door and I pass people on the street or make eyecontact with the person sitting across from me on the train.. I smile. Cause that woman with blue eyes and messy hair who probably woke up too late and didnt have time to do anything at all, but didnt care cause thats how it is every morning. Does not know that I didnt talk to anyone that morning besides saying a quick 'goodmorning' and 'see you later' to my parents, she does not know that the reason my hair looks crazier than hers if I take off my hat, is because I woke up at 7 and had 10 minutes to get ready. She does not know cause I smiled at her. I didnt talk to her I just sat down across from her smiled with my mouth closed and stared out the window for 10 minutes 'til I had to get off and then on to the next stranger.
I dont know if I 'made' her day, but i do know that she smiled back and that's the important part.
My mom read somewhere that intelligent people are quicker to smile back at you, not that only some people are intelligent cause everyone is, but I noticed that some people dont actually realize im smiling at them til im way passed them or maybe they dont notice it at all and if they realize it in time to smile back they smile back with this surprised look on their face, either like 'oh, how nice' or 'why is she smiling, what kind of drugs is she on?' Cause when you were a kid it was normal to smile at strangers, but when you're almost 18.. people judge you or just dont think that you'd be the person to smile or even talk to a stranger.
Earlier this week I was listening to 'Shane and friends' which is podcast by a youtuber who goes by the name 'Shane Dawson' it doesnt really matter who he is if you dont know, but I listened to it with my headphones on, on my way home and he said something really funny and I started laughing all by myself and smiling, (I did feel like kinda stupid laughing all by myself) then this lady and this man, I would guess was her husband came around the a corner from a house and I was still smiling because of what i've just heard, the lady didnt know that, but when I looked at her smiling she started smiling real big and kind of laughing/smiling back at me and I just realized that it doesnt matter why you're smiling, but it just makes people automatically smile back no matter how mad, grumpy, or sad they are. Okay yes I will say that, not every person on earth is going to smile, but its worth it. You might not think you make a strangers day, but smiling at other people actually makes yourself feel better as well.
I've heard a lot of people saying that the only reason people help other people with little things like help carrying their bags or opening and holding doors is to make themselves feel better and that its selfish, but how on earth can that be selfish when you're doing things not only for others, but for yourself as well? I helped an older lady with her bag a couple months back and yes afterwards I felt better, but I also 'helped' this person.
You can't change the world, but you can make someones day, just by being nice and we need a little more of that in the world.
Of course you only remember all the good things from when you were a kid and everyone smiled at you cause they thought you were cute and innocent, but as soon as you grow up people just stop. Well some people stop.
It doesnt matter what country you're from, when you're a kid people automatically smile at you.Well after I got back to Denmark from the states still surprised that everyone was so open and kind on the other side of the earth. I started on a school farther away from the school I graduated from before I went to America and instead of biking 3 minutes each way I have to spent a lot of time using public transportation to get back and forth. Now I bike ride to the station, take the train, switch trains and then take a bus. 59 minutes, if I time it right.In 59 minutes I meet a lot of people and a thing I've noticed is that every one is either grumpy or tired. Yes I get it cause I dont like mornings either. At all. When I wake up I usually don't want to talk to anyone around me, but when I step outside the door and I pass people on the street or make eyecontact with the person sitting across from me on the train.. I smile. Cause that woman with blue eyes and messy hair who probably woke up too late and didnt have time to do anything at all, but didnt care cause thats how it is every morning. Does not know that I didnt talk to anyone that morning besides saying a quick 'goodmorning' and 'see you later' to my parents, she does not know that the reason my hair looks crazier than hers if I take off my hat, is because I woke up at 7 and had 10 minutes to get ready. She does not know cause I smiled at her. I didnt talk to her I just sat down across from her smiled with my mouth closed and stared out the window for 10 minutes 'til I had to get off and then on to the next stranger.
I dont know if I 'made' her day, but i do know that she smiled back and that's the important part.
My mom read somewhere that intelligent people are quicker to smile back at you, not that only some people are intelligent cause everyone is, but I noticed that some people dont actually realize im smiling at them til im way passed them or maybe they dont notice it at all and if they realize it in time to smile back they smile back with this surprised look on their face, either like 'oh, how nice' or 'why is she smiling, what kind of drugs is she on?' Cause when you were a kid it was normal to smile at strangers, but when you're almost 18.. people judge you or just dont think that you'd be the person to smile or even talk to a stranger.
Earlier this week I was listening to 'Shane and friends' which is podcast by a youtuber who goes by the name 'Shane Dawson' it doesnt really matter who he is if you dont know, but I listened to it with my headphones on, on my way home and he said something really funny and I started laughing all by myself and smiling, (I did feel like kinda stupid laughing all by myself) then this lady and this man, I would guess was her husband came around the a corner from a house and I was still smiling because of what i've just heard, the lady didnt know that, but when I looked at her smiling she started smiling real big and kind of laughing/smiling back at me and I just realized that it doesnt matter why you're smiling, but it just makes people automatically smile back no matter how mad, grumpy, or sad they are. Okay yes I will say that, not every person on earth is going to smile, but its worth it. You might not think you make a strangers day, but smiling at other people actually makes yourself feel better as well.
I've heard a lot of people saying that the only reason people help other people with little things like help carrying their bags or opening and holding doors is to make themselves feel better and that its selfish, but how on earth can that be selfish when you're doing things not only for others, but for yourself as well? I helped an older lady with her bag a couple months back and yes afterwards I felt better, but I also 'helped' this person.
You can't change the world, but you can make someones day, just by being nice and we need a little more of that in the world.
On the bus there are always a lot of people in the morning and one morning I walked down the aisle to get to the back and this woman was sitting with her legs out a bit, and when I got up there she moved them and I said 'thank you' and she just looked at me really surprised and said 'You're wlecome' and then she smiled and kept talking to her friend on the other side of the aisle. I wonder if because moving for another person to get by is such a normal thing that a simple 'thank you' come as a surprise and if a smile comes as such a surprise what would happen if we all did it?
What would happen if every person in the world smiled every time a stranger passed them on the street?The stranger would probably either smile back or realize afterwards, but no matter what, you did something to make their day better.
So go smile at a stranger, make their day <3
Keep Smiling - Reg
well you still are cute and innocent:)
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