Is it just me or has smiling at strangers become a freaky thing to do? I was just reminded of this change by a neighbor...we passed in the hall and I smiled, but she looked at me like some guy smiling at her kid in the park...like 'EW, what are you thinking?!' I remember when smiling as you pass someone in public, or especially where you live, was common and endearing to the ones you smiled at. What happened to us that we cannot accept or reciprocate a kind genture anymore???? What a bummer.