Ruminations of a meandering mind

I have observed people greet others in different ways. While I resort to a simple "hi" on most times, I have been forced to change my style of greeting depending on the situation. For instance, there is this guy whom I meet every morning and he says "Hi" just like I do but its barely audible and since you dont have to be much of a lip reader to decipher this, its ok.

Some of us are known to be of few words. Therefore, to actually get out a simple "Hi" or "Hello" is an ordeal. So this other chap does what he knows best. He raises his eyebrow as if to say "Here you are again" . This has become something of a habit, therefore i relent and I am now greeting him his way.

One guy whom I keep running into believes all this is a waste of time. For instance, this other day,I met him after a week and the moment he sees me he says without preamble, "Saw the match. Wow, at last a win, eh?". No "hi" "byes" for this fella.

Its incredible how when you encounter a myriad of people everyday that some linger on in memory more than some others do.One such character( I don’t remember his name) used to be at the place where I used to work.I did not meet him often, just two three times before he was sent on deputation elsewhere. His style of greeting was to shake hands. Well, that’s not odd at all but this guy never used to look at you when shaking hands but would look down at the handshake. It was almost as if he had no sense of contact and had to actually look down to make sure we were indeed shaking hands :).