Anyway, there's something I do when walking past people on a (not too busy) sidewalk or in a hallway, where I will make eye contact with them, smile and nod, and then look away. Because they've forgotten how to connect in any way except through some sort of impersonal media. I have the creeper stare. All Rights Reserved. female Maybe, the real answer is one of temperament. Every now and again someone will just be walking past and look in as they are passing. You can sign in to give your opinion on the answer. He is starting a geotourism business in Dunedin. I will stare them down hard until they look me in the eyes then I will avert my eyes quickly. This morning I walked past a guy who made eye contact and when I looked at him he looked away and started smirking. I am forcing myself out of avoidance, so this could be a place to start. reader, anonymous, writes (27 August 2009): A "That piece of rock out there has been studied by the university for well over 100 years," he said. stare into my eyes on the street and say nothing and I'm sick of it and find it scary. I once caught him (when it was dark, I never had the light on and he didn't realise I was there) walk by, stop, turn round, come back and have a good nose in! I'll walk past someone's house and just quickly glance; I can't help it, it's just an immediate reaction I suppose. A lot of people just like their space. I might say "Hi" if I'm in a good mood. Are they actually stopping and staring or just looking in, as they pass? If you’d like to join in, please sign in or register. People who live in rural areas, not as quick on the uptake, when they visit the city. I don't look at people long enough to see where they themselves look. If you make eye contact with a woman, hold it for a second or two. All Content Copyright (C) DearCupid.ORG 2004-2008 - we actively monitor for copyright theft, Register in under one minute and get your own agony aunt column. Registered in England. There was this one time I did this to this one dude like 10 times when we were sitting in my college library and he eventually said "WHAT" and I quickly ran away. Get answers by asking now. Silly England. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. reader, ilovebowsandcherries  +, writes (28 August 2009): A Photo: Linda Robertson, Scammers posing as legitimate Dunedin business on Facebook, Tindall to step down from The Warehouse board, Cleaning business big on return to society, Payout for 48,000 Kiwibank borrowers after 'system failure', Hospitality sector braces for end of wage subsidy, STA Travel using customers' money to cover wages, rent, Baby Daxton fights for life after four brain surgeries, Dunedin police speak with Billy TK after mask incident, Three Germans detained after breaking Covid border restrictions, Police warn drivers after deadly incidents, Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm.