As I was violating this social norm, I felt strange and out of place. I had a lot of awkward encounters that day and i think it was because i normally don't stop and start talking to strangers or greet them by using hand gestures. Normally if someone smiles or says hi, i smile back or say or hi and then we both go our separate ways. With this experiment, I would have to stop and greet them in an unusual and personal way. Most people reacted they way i thought they would. They tried to find a way out of the talking to me or they stopped talking and waited until i left. No one wanted to continue talking to me because i made them feel awkward. The only difficulty i faced was working up the nerve to go up to pat someone on the back. i felt weird
