When my now-16-year-old was a just-talking child (12-18 months?), she would carry out this hilarious greeting to strangers as we made our approach via the grocery retailer: She would have a look at a stranger from her perch within the cart and gently say, “Hello!” If the stranger didn’t reply, she would say it louder: “HI!” And if the stranger nonetheless didn’t reply, she would lean their route and yell, “HIIIIIIII!” This often received a response (and a smile). Higher nonetheless, if we have been strolling the wrong way down the aisle from the stranger after which we each turned down the NEXT aisle from reverse sides, the ritual would start once more with the identical particular person, as if my daughter hadn’t simply hollered her greeting to them 30 seconds earlier than. So sorry to all of the introverts who simply stored having to speak to a cute and chatty child 15 years in the past in Denver-area grocery shops! 😉🤣
