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this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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To be clear, I think her reaction to not getting attention is incredibly childish and immature.
That being said...I used to never greet anyone when I arrived at work. Just sat down and did my job. But one day someone told me that in their culture, it was incredibly rude not to greet people when you walk in the room. I had honestly never even thought about it that way and it never even crossed my mind that people may view things differently like this. Since I pride myself in being kind and polite to others, I made a small change in how I interact. When I arrive at work, I say a simple "hey" to people as I see them. I don't make it into a full blown conversation or anything, but it just acknowledges their existence. I'm not offended when people don't say hello to me, but it also doesn't bother me or take any effort on my part to briefly acknowledge people when I arrive for the day.
As an autistic person I’ve got it in my database of human culture that it’s rude not to acknowledge a person’s presence. Not an aspect of any particular area’s culture, but just an aspect of human culture. People don’t like being treated as if they aren’t there.
Yeah is she wanting a "good morning" or is she wanting some elaborate greeting or conversation? Saying good morning to acknowledge someone is pretty standard in the places I've worked.