Community Building Tip: Smile
Jun. 26th, 2021 04:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithFor my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.
78. Smile, particularly at strangers. "If you are feeling Southern enough, actually speak. It instantly makes the world a better place."
— Carol Coletta, senior fellow with The Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Practice
78. Smile, particularly at strangers. "If you are feeling Southern enough, actually speak. It instantly makes the world a better place."
— Carol Coletta, senior fellow with The Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Practice
Oh, hell no!
Date: 2021-06-27 04:52 am (UTC)Yep, being told by some politeness enforcer to smile!!
My expression is not for the comfort and whims of others, thank you.
Refuse to smile on demand, or because someone thinks that's how to make the world a better place and thus women have to do it.
Seriously, strangers smiling at everyone are creepy.