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Jun 16, 2018 10:47 AM
ThatsAllRight
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Edit: holy cannoli front page..... send me awesome pics
SkinnerTBD
My black neighbors always greet my dog first. Mostly because I told them to but... where were we going with this?
PossiblyJewish
I waved at a cop once and got my boss pulled over. Sat on my hands the rest of the trip.
Brunoemf90
Freemage69
Don't forget the white guy jog thing. I used to think I invented that.
jbak
It's cultural. Almost everyone waves in the south
PandaToots
Dude I got a black neighbor and he's the friendliest nicest son of a bitch I know.
bflobob2004
When walking into a store If you are in my field if vision I'll hold the door for you no matter how long it takes for you to get there.
Molvanian
I'm white. My brother's white too. He was beaten by the cops after a car accident. He didn't hit anyone and wasn't resisting.
urafunnyguysully
I once waved at police from a train while it was still at the platform knowing full well I didn't have a ticket. I like to live dangerously.
yepigetitnow
You’re my hero.
kawaiisaac
Howdy
MrDragonfyr
In the 35 years I've been on this earth, I've never heard anyone say it's easy being white. What a stupid thing to say
LetMePickMyTeethThenHaveMoreChips2
Hello.
Maitrify
As funny as this is, people need to learn EVERYONE has struggles
JamieSmyth
True, but it's also important to acknowledge when you have it easier in certain scenarios.
RadishIsAMeat
78% of suicides are by white males, but apparently we don't have any struggles.
finetoroastasimamarshmallow
OliverClothesoff70
CasualWaterboarding
OPE! Bout ran into you. Sorry.
HiImBabyCookie
And the sun burns. The awful sun burns.
NotoriousBadassWhoLovesMusicals
I once waved at a complete stranger that looked familiar. Then I remembered I had just thrown him out of a bar i worked at, and banned him
NotoriousBadassWhoLovesMusicals
He must of thought what an asshole
Seawolff81
I apologize all the time. What am I so sorry for?
FuzzyHotdog
Maybe you're Canadian.
iluvdance94
You think that's hard. Imagine being black. The amount of head nodding I have to do to every black people. Broke my neck visiting Chicago
SaturdayMidmorning
Why must we do this? I nod at other black folks even when they're trying not to make eye contact I feel so stupid.
ReaLifeSmeagol
In Chi I think that's called ducking, not nodding.
Erries
I'm a white dude and do the head nod thing to every other guy I pass. I think it's something to do to acknowledge each other being dudes.
Fjoora
I do the head nod, and I’m a chick. I’m pretty sure it’s just a lazy ‘hello’.
Erries
Huh I never do that to women. Only head nod other men of we make eye contact. They do it back, it's weird
ilhares
And it's always nod downwards to strangers/disliked, upwards to people we know and like.
TheresAGermanWordForThat
We Germans waved once. Once!
JackScagnetti1
Savage
Crustypeanut
Didn't end well for you.. or others, did it? :P
BenSnow97
Also, there's an American dream, but what about the German one?
superseriouscomments
Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum have some interesting similarities.
TheresAGermanWordForThat
We don't talk about it
Vellas
We had one once, but nobody liked it.
orion42m
I’m going to hell for this... They gave it up after the 40s
BenSnow97
Nah, they took hell apart too in the '40s
Sleevey27
Wait, is this the culture white people supposedly don’t have?
anonnymoosecommenter
Somehow we must have "appropriated" it. Which is I think, another aspect of "white culture."
anonnymoosecommenter
Also claiming that someone enjoying another culture is appropriating.
khazaria
In my experience black people are far more sociable and friendly. Esp if my shirt references a sports team, then it's a whole conversation.
Lurkingoff
Oh4FukSakes
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
homoerection
That was a beautiful journey
Oh4FukSakes
xrayx
orixandcrak
Imagine a Black American waving at cops. Damn.
indified
"put the gun down!"
Riyakou
"His hand looked like a gun, your Honor."
KixStar
And then get stopped for "acting suspiciously".
orixandcrak
Shot*
CountSnarkula
Can we just talk about the 'excuse me reflex' that cuts in when anywhere near another human being?
raggamuffin132
I say hello to most everyone I pass. A "how are you" sometimes even slips out. To complete strangers. I'm Canadian.
Jehsziburr
Fellow Canadian. Please keep doing you, it's so excellent.
raggamuffin132
Maybe you're so excellent
Jehsziburr
No u
raggamuffin132
Aw shucks.
SchrodinergsSpy
My job has an unspoken rule where we say “hello” to everyone we pass. I can’t turn it off in public. It’s embarrassingly
Poprocket77
Yes, embarrassingly.
morrighan42
Go to Europe, you will stop within one day.
hartmonica
Sounds like my personal fucking nightmare. I’ll say hello when they’ve earned it.
FarkasMacTavish
EROTIC
hwatL4bloopy
It makes you feel less alone
dumbinsults
It's the same thing on walking/hiking trails. This is why I'm so unfit, because I can't deal with this shit.
SeeMyVests
Yeah me too, that’s totally why.
Barkinsons
We say hello once a day and I spend most of the time wondering if I've seen this person today already or need to greet somehow
ohnoyoudid
Back when I worked retails I started answering my own phone with "Welcome to [shop name], what can I help you today?"
TonyTonyChopp
EMBARRASSINGLY WHAT?
doihavetohaveone
I need to know!
hencethequeef
I worked reception for a few years and I now compulsively say hello to fucking everyone. Saw you 5 minutes ago? HELLO!
KnowerOfNothing
HELLO!
sckrlfe
Hello!
AntivanMilkSandwich2
KittenMulcher
My job is the same but with fist bumps. It gets awkward in public.
Surfysurfsurf
What do you do?
KittenMulcher
I work for an airline, I don't understand how this company developed a fist bumping culture.
SolarPolarBear
Fist people in public
imguriaaaan
Jeez! Haha
dumbinsults
My job is the same, but with fisting. It gets really awkward in public.
toastfrancaise
That’s the norm in some parts of the southern US.
JHawke
Half the village here agrees to this idea, which is kinda awkward for the other half
toastfrancaise
Which half are you in?
JHawke
I'm blind as a bat so I just wave to everything that waves in my general direction.
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
I just nod at people constantly. What the fuck are we agreeing on?
johnnydarkside
That's it's ok to simply acknowledge each others presence and there is no need to stop and discuss mindless platitudes.
CitizenPrime
That being white is tight!
Hammsammiches
Nod and give that weird white people smirk.
GingerLaird
The plan.
Wanderlay
... I just nodded agreement to this comment to my phone in the subway...
greenking13
nod
AlecIkiiki
Same here. It's an all inclusive "How ya doing? I acknowledge your existence. Have a nice day." Before looking forward and carrying on.
melwil
Not waving.
SlanderBox
Oh..... you know....you know....
DysgraphicProgrammer
I exist. You exist. I am not a threat to you. You are not a threat to me. We will henceforth ignore each other.
exoskeletonsforcats
Agreeing on not killing each other
PrivateNoodles
Yea, yep, yep, ok I see what you’re saying, yea
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
That you're not going to defy social norms and lash out and kill each other. Today you let the other live.
JapAnus
It's like saying "hi, how are you? I'm good" all in one motion. Very efficient. Plus I don't like talking.
CarlostheBreadmeister
The weather.
mity0k23
The fact that it’s cool to be white in America?
jaychay
Agreeing on being white?
HurricaneShade
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
SilverDust133
devilsbreath666
You’re a human I’m a human
MillionAyres
It’s always a downward nod to strangers and an upward nod to people we know.
MillionAyres
Someone already said this. I am ashamed.
xrayx
wakichunu
Holy Mackerel! This is very relatable.
zoezoebelle
I nod when random people walk by and vaguely look in my direction, and then I hate myself
shitduke
not killing each other
TheOddsAreGoodButTheGoodsAreOdd
Not to kill each other
Thekindofkindlyman
MyNameIsJeffGoldblum
“Yep, that’s you.”
twentyfivehundred
HaniiPuppy
"I acknowledge your existence, but I live in a country where grinning like a madman at random strangers makes me look crazy for some reason"
Rapturr
Yes. Thank!
coolkidwestern
Last time I went to the old country we passed a white boy who didn’t wave, within an hour four people had called his parents for being rude
coachbBandit
We're agreeing the speaking takes too much effort
Uglysteve
Ever notice that if you know the person you nod upwards, but if you don’t know the person you nod downwards?
Beeekman
No. I mean I don’t do either one, though, so that’s probably why.
BugEyedLemur
*nods down at you in agreement*
AwwGeeRick
I've heard that nod downward covers your neck (defensive) while nodding up shows you know (trust) the person. Might be wrong.
CarlostheBreadmeister
I do both at once. It confuses and scares people at my office. And I get disability insurance.
yom125
J0k3r86
The Hound!
m00nWatcher
My theory: nodding downwards signifies respect & nodding upwards can be seen as aggressive so you only use it with close friends.
TheBestSpiderQueen
In actuality upnodding exposes your neck so you only do it towards trusted friends while down nodding protects your neck.
SouthernCanadienRedneck
BushToadSherlock
I always upnod because I'm already looking down.
m00nWatcher
I never thought of it that way..
NairouTryyshokk
Oh my god you're right...
Smaries
Upnod - whats up? Downnod -acknowlegment (person you never met "i acknowledge your existence"
xrayx
Me at strangers
coachbBandit
A down nod is an abbreviated bow, a symbol of deference, and is a sign of simple respect. The up nod is less formal, and is shown to peers
Moofinmahn
Nodding upward exposes the neck and downward hides it
spitfires2000
And you do this
all the time.
FightMeYouLongAssBitch
Bruhbeans
When you're not sure if you know if you should greet a person
DelumStudios
All people do it..?
PrisonMichaelScott
I do.
TacTheScribbler
I do this when I need to be "respectful" and don't want to appear to be scowling. It's my "fuck this situation" smile.
Treblaine
Ah the "contractually required to smile but not paid enough to sell it" face.
westo48
As a white person I have no clue why we do this, but even I do this on a daily basis.
LarryHParkerImguryAttorney
I suspect this comes from when Europeans went to church. The greeting of "Glad to see you made it to repent your sins, sinner."
Karsenlove
I'm white and I have no fucking idea why we do this. It's some awkward half ass smile that's unstoppable. Like, what? What am I doing??
AlwaysBehindYou
I used to do this but now I work in retail so I actually have to pretend to smile properly and it's affecting my daily life
TRexine
It's an automatic social response at this point, no stopping it.
whosagoodboy92
nah I always tuck my upper lip in a lil too much and it shows a bit of teeth, so a bit worse than that
MyUsernameWasUnavailableSoIHadToMakeAReallyLongOne
I think I found my one night stand kid cuz he looks super similar to me
GuacamoleNiqqaPen15
I’m Mexican... wait nvm, disregard that.
Ar1k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vo6FTt4Pxg
CriticalMinne
It's the non frown
CarlMasterC
Is this only a “white” thing tho??
DeeDoubleYu
Ofc not, but it's just the joke that white people do it a lot ^^ don't overthink it
CarlMasterC
I mean I do do it a lot, I‘ve just never thought about the fact that I do it a lot hahahaha. Thanks, sorry I made you explain the joke :)
danishjuggler21
If we’re friends, I wave. If you’re an acquaintance I like, I’ll nod. If you’re an acquaintance I don’t care about, I give you this look
enderite
Me.. all the time.
dandelionwino
Every single one of my god-damned wedding pictures...
BenjamanFranklin
All whites do this. Sauce: in white
ItsNotASchoonerItsASailboat
Like alfredo?
Dighrair
We get out of it.
uptaco
We like being on it.
ICantBelieveIShavedMyBallsForThis
well if people would stop being such a dissapointment i wouldnt have to
sleepyimgurian
Its called acknowlegement. Some black people shld try it. The 'dafuq u lookin at' and meanmuggin nonsense is bypassed. Just dont overdo it
Shewy92
The ol' smirk & nod. Plus the anxiety about whether they will do the same or not and make you look like an idiot.
WeirdOneWithaWhip
Yeah, its like my fuckin mouth forgot how to smile properly
DrPizzazz
Sirtopumhat
Only if they get in the van.
homoerection
I try to consciously NOT ado that. It’s really hard
sleepyimgurian
Theres both sides. In a lot of places/areas you'd prob be better off doin somethn like that than not,as peeps think ur mean-muggin n such
Aejiss
Why? It’s just a sign of acknowledgement.
homoerection
It just looks a little dorky.....
Justapartofyourimagination
WHY CAN'T I STOP DOING THIS
TheGreatBlueHeron
I live in a predominantly black neighborhood and I have learned that they do this too.
sleepyimgurian
true, more common in that arena tho is the subtle regular nod, or the more masculine chin upward nod
Whoelyphuck
As a white person, why do we do this. There was even a Vine of this behavior back when that was a thing.
Cyzyk
It's an acknowledgement of their presence with no emotional response. Classic European "mind your row" sentiment.
Treblaine
Have to smile as "if I don't smile, they'll think I hate them" but smile too much "oh no, creepy smile, they'll think I like them too much!"
WhyDontYouMakeMe
Hurro
Lol fucking love this gif.
Dranton12
That’s my “I have a scathing reply but I don’t want to start WW III” look.
1PunMan
Same. It's also my "You're being stupid but i'm not going to tell you what you're doing wrong" look.
TheBestSpiderQueen
Huh, it's my "I don't know you well enough to smile at you" acknowledgement
ShepskyHuskherd
Mine too. My "you're an idiot" face is just my eyes open a little wider than usual, with eyebrows raised.
FoolishDomin
As a brown being-until recently, my entire life I thought that was some sort of negative “I don’t like you” gesture.
PrincessNakedMoleRat
No we do it at everybody.
Treblaine
It's a gesture specifically evolved to avoid the impression of "I don't like you". No smile = rude. Full smile = creepy
Treblaine
A genuine smile isn't creepy, but a forced fake smile, you don't want that. It's avoiding the "used car salesman smile".
sleepyimgurian
It's "i see you and I'm not trying to ignore you nor be intimidating, but I'm not about to be social either" - 100% all it is
FoolishDomin
glad to know, shit this kind of explains a lot of tense situations in college
sleepyimgurian
sucks there are people out there that think this (no doubt cuz so much racism they already have to deal with) - when its prob not the case
Mikey667
Yup....elevator face.
InsertAmusingUserName
Also meeting colleague in corridor face
Mikey667
If its a colleague you like, they get a fist bump too.
ReaperOfOaths
Was currently making that face while reading this.
yorin911
After 2 years this was posted, I'm still doing it..
Ijustwantquiet
And nodding my head up and down too.
Isweartogodthecatmademedoit
Fuck.. I made that face when I read this comment.
raadoo
We all were. What. Is. Wrong. With. Us?
Greatwood
Its how we internalize our hatred of other people while putting on a false pretence of greeting
spitfires2000
You must be white then.
ReaperOfOaths
Very
theirishninja
Quite
AliBarber
Indubitably
SkinnerTBD
nah dude. that's just for the junkies. also, where did you get my 8th grade picture?
spitfires2000
The interweb.
SkinnerTBD
but it's not supposed to exist in digital format!
spitfires2000
Well... I still have analogue interweb.
SkinnerTBD
the bane of existence but also a savior to many, fucking dial up.
parallaxHero
spitfires2000
Haha, I was looking for this one but could not find it.
TooFunkToDrunction
Guess you can wear anything in this office
Treblaine
The only rule is you have to actually wear something.
ben3412
Love her facial expression
Makardia
It’s like white people are so comfortable being white.
OverthoughtUnderedited
MAYONNAISE!
ularg
We've learned to live with mediocrity
ClitKicker87
That’s what I say about my pemis
ularg
You didn't call your penis that?