I was raised in a culture that values modesty and respect a little bit more than enthusiasm when greeting, and combined with my calm and cautious personality, you may feel I’m not that enthusiastic or proactive when greeting, sometimes might feel serious. Although, in some cases, I do greet enthusiastically or proactively, such as when my job requires, when I am being myself you might still feel I’m kind of cold. Please don’t misunderstand me, it’s not because I’m not happy or I don’t care, it’s just the culture I was raised and my personality plays a role. I do care about you, and I am also aware of the problem that I have.
Also, my cautious personality made me hardly say hello to people who I wasn’t familiar with; only in one special case, it may be an exception.
Alternatively, you may say hello first to me. I might be confused at first if we are not familiar with each other, but I do feel your kindness and I appreciate it. That kindness will make you and me familiar with each other, and will eliminate my cautious personality. I also tell myself saying hello can send kind messages to other people, while I’m overcoming the reserved part of my personality, we can try together.
If I didn’t say hello back to you when you said hello to me, as I said, I might be confused if we are not familiar, but next time I will proactively say hello to you. In some really rare cases, I might ignore other people when I’m extremely tired; not because I want to ignore other people, but when extremely tired, the person may not be able to be aware surrounding environment. In this case, I do apologize in advance.
So, how about giving me one more chance?