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From: tom@ucbcad.UUCP
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Subject: Re: More on crossing streets
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 17:57:59 EST
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> Being distant by virtue of totally ignoring the presence of others can be more
> effective than walking across the street and still ogling passersby.
> 				Sunny1

This sounds eminently reasonable to me.  If someone crossed the street to avoid
me, I'd wonder what they were up to (my wife had the same reaction when I told
her of the street-crossing argument), but I wouldn't feel threatened by someone
ignoring me.  My own belief is that, if you don't want to frighten someone,
DON'T DO ANYTHING WEIRD.  This includes smiling and greeting a stranger as a
friend, and also includes crossing the street to avoid them.

				Tom Laidig