Hmmm. I'm in two minds about this. In one I agree with you and in the other I disagree. (Useful eh?)
The bit that agrees with you has little to say other than that, short but sweet.
The bit that disagrees suggests the following:
Perhaps it's be uncool to say to someone "that's uncool" because you'd be implying they should do something other than what they wanted to do, in the same way that you didn't want to say hello or smile - that was ok. Are we implying that an action is not ok but an inaction isn't?
What is the inaction of smiling? It's quite often a frown. Was that ok to frown in sight of other people? No one asked for your frown, but you gave it them anyway. Perhaps some people were offended by the frown, and felt the need to point it out in the way way the person who may say "that's uncool" points out such things.
I think this is an age old case of one person's freedom infringing on that of other. The freedom to frown vs the freedom not to be frowned at.
Personally, both sides of me (the agreeing and disagreeing sides) would admit that I'd like to live in a happy world, and so it can appear that frowns go against this achievement, and part of me would feel the desire to address all forms of frowns. I think from happiness and positivity can be elicited from this desire, and if one is able to focus on the positive side of their experiences then there would be less frowns - yes, it may seem inappropriate if the person is on their way to a funeral, but still ok.
I'm often in discussions with people talking about what sort of a world do they want to live in. Often people say things like that London is too hustly and bustly, but quite often those same people contribute to that hustle and bustle by rushing through crowds when they could have afforded more time to get ready and travel at a more leisurely pace. I think, quite often, we don't realise what a difference we can make to the world we live in. I may be deluded (and I'm happy for anyone to believe this!) but I do feel that I've been able to transform the vibes of places I've been to, even if it's just a carriage on the Jubilee line, by consciously transmitting the vibes of peace and joy.
I'm digressing slightly, although I do think it would be far better if everyone did some "vibe transmitting" such as this rather than the rather abrupt and invasive phrases such as "Smile, Darlin!"... I reckon that if enough people can start this, then others will follow, even without explaining that this is what we're doing, it probably will even help with dealing with the "Smile, Darlin!" comments if we're already doing it before that happens....
devil's advocate waffle
The bit that agrees with you has little to say other than that, short but sweet.
The bit that disagrees suggests the following:
Perhaps it's be uncool to say to someone "that's uncool" because you'd be implying they should do something other than what they wanted to do, in the same way that you didn't want to say hello or smile - that was ok. Are we implying that an action is not ok but an inaction isn't?
What is the inaction of smiling? It's quite often a frown. Was that ok to frown in sight of other people? No one asked for your frown, but you gave it them anyway. Perhaps some people were offended by the frown, and felt the need to point it out in the way way the person who may say "that's uncool" points out such things.
I think this is an age old case of one person's freedom infringing on that of other. The freedom to frown vs the freedom not to be frowned at.
Personally, both sides of me (the agreeing and disagreeing sides) would admit that I'd like to live in a happy world, and so it can appear that frowns go against this achievement, and part of me would feel the desire to address all forms of frowns. I think from happiness and positivity can be elicited from this desire, and if one is able to focus on the positive side of their experiences then there would be less frowns - yes, it may seem inappropriate if the person is on their way to a funeral, but still ok.
I'm often in discussions with people talking about what sort of a world do they want to live in. Often people say things like that London is too hustly and bustly, but quite often those same people contribute to that hustle and bustle by rushing through crowds when they could have afforded more time to get ready and travel at a more leisurely pace. I think, quite often, we don't realise what a difference we can make to the world we live in. I may be deluded (and I'm happy for anyone to believe this!) but I do feel that I've been able to transform the vibes of places I've been to, even if it's just a carriage on the Jubilee line, by consciously transmitting the vibes of peace and joy.
I'm digressing slightly, although I do think it would be far better if everyone did some "vibe transmitting" such as this rather than the rather abrupt and invasive phrases such as "Smile, Darlin!"... I reckon that if enough people can start this, then others will follow, even without explaining that this is what we're doing, it probably will even help with dealing with the "Smile, Darlin!" comments if we're already doing it before that happens....
What's the worst that could happen...?