[Christopher W.]

If cities are supposed to be national cultural centers and meeting places, why do so many people in the city walk around without looking each other in the eye or saying hello?

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Name : Christopher W., Gender : M, Age : 22, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : writer/student, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

[Marc22347]

I don’t live in a city. The town I live in now has about 50,000 residents, but I grew up about an hour outside of Washtington, D.C. I have never had difficulty talking to people in cities if it’s under the right circumstances. You don’t talk to just anyone walking by because you can end up with someone you may not want following you around the rest of the day. In restaurants, cafes, museums, etc., most people don’t mind having others engage them in conversation. Also, if you said “Hello” to everyone you saw in D.C. or New York City, it would fill up your whole day. It’s all in the timing. I do acknowledge that some people are just not interested in getting to know others, but don’t let them discourage you from meeting new people.

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Name : Marc22347, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 23, City : Morgantown, State : WV, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[JerryS]

I think it’s a matter of population density. If you stroll down the main street of a small town, you might run into a dozen or so people, and you probably know most of them. If you stroll down New York’s 5th Avenue, you might pass a hundred people on any given block, none of whom you know. People don’t have the energy required to interact with dozens of strangers a minute. Also, the only way to preserve privacy in dense populations is to establish a societal convention of not noticing other people.

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Name : JerryS, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : New Britain, State : CT, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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