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I don't think that rule applies to them because how are they supposed to know someone is talking to them or they are unable to speak? Same as what if you don't speak the language?

Heck even normal people ignore those things too because I saw a thread at Babycenter and the woman who works as a cashier was bitching about people ignoring her when she tries to do small talk. I said back to her I think it's rude to try and talk to someone when they are on their phone. She did mention that in her OP too about people talking on their cell phones in the line and she wants to make small talk with them. She said it was a requirement for her to greet her customers and sometimes the manager will be standing behind her to make sure she is doing her job right.

Since I was diagnosed, I try very much harder to say "hi" to people I know on the street, or to people that I am interacting with in shops or queues, and to use small-talk with shop staff. I often either don't notice people I know or deliberately shut my awareness of people off, and I am working on that too.

Honestly, it makes a huge difference to my positive sense of being in a society. It is hard work and painful, but the benefits are worth it.

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I think whether or not to say 'Hi' depends a lot on the context. If I'm walking in the countryside with my dogs and there is nobody there for miles, then a chance encounter with a stranger walking on a path past each other it is common to say Hello or Bonjour (in France and England anyway). However, if I'm walking through along a busy city street and a stranger says "Hi" I usually ignore them because they are either wanting to sell me something, begging for money or to want to save my soul!