Can someone explain eye contact

[Exelerate]

I get making eye contact while talking to someone, that is easy, I just look into their eyes when they are saying something.

How do I make eye contact with people I am walking past on the street and greet them with a smile? (Boot camp week 1). When someone is ten to twenty feet away, I usually catch their eyes for a second then either of us diverts our gaze. Then I try to make eye contact again while are about three feet away because it seems more reasonable to say hi and greet them when it is closer, as opposed to being ten or fifteen feet away.

I literally do not have any experience with making eye contact. My grandma told me as a kid that it was not socially acceptable to stare at people out in public, so I made an effort to not look at people for more than a second, and I still find myself doing that. Is it actually socially acceptable to look at someone as long as you smile when they look back???

Some tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Reading eye contact as an indication of interest is just as important as making it yourself. Girls who won't look at you are not interested - the ones who are interested will make eye contact, and often stare at you when you are not looking, which is a slightly different thing, but still shows how the eyes indicate interest.

 

[Exelerate]

Reading eye contact as an indication of interest is just as important as making it yourself. Girls who won't look at you are not interested - the ones who are interested will make eye contact, and often stare at you when you are not looking, which is a slightly different thing, but still shows how the eyes indicate interest.

How about when walking past strangers in general. I’m trying get those 50 eye contact smile and hi.

 

[Bible_Belt]

If you are in the US, I'd say proper etiquette depends in part on where you live. People in major cities usually don't say high to strangers, but it is normal in a small town.

 

[Exelerate]

If you are in the US, I'd say proper etiquette depends in part on where you live. People in major cities usually don't say high to strangers, but it is normal in a small town.

Gotcha. I live in San Francisco that makes sense

 

[Skyline]

Gotcha. I live in San Francisco that makes sense

San Fran is probably the worst place to get females. You gotta be a certain type for sure.