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What's SHTTW?
SHTTW is a new started campaign. If you join it, you are supposed to say hello to people you meet on the street.
One day in mars I was taking a walk. I was feeling quite depressed. But suddenly a young man I met said "hello!" and smiled at me just as he was happy to see me. It made me feel so much better! Then I thought I should start do the same!
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Purpose
The reason SHTTW was created is to make people happy! It is such an easy thing to do, but can cheer many people up.
Join you too and make the world a better place! Send an e-mail to [email protected], which should include the name you want in te list below!
It would also be so great if you forwarded this address to your family and friends!
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How do I manage?
The only problem with following SHTTW would be if you are very shy. I am quite shy myself, but I just decide to do it, and then I do it. Try to imagine the worst that could happen. It isn't nice to get back a grim expression, but it doesn't get worse than that.
Actually you can't do this always. It might be hard, if you, for example, are in a big city, with people everywhere. Then it can be enough with keeping a little smile on your face!
But always try to have clear "rules" to follow. If not, you might not say hello, just because you are lazy.
And always remember: one more "hello" makes one more cheered up person!
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People who's joined SHTTW
Linnie, Sweden
Vero, Sweden
Milli, Sweden
Orsy, Hungary
Nat, the UK
Liisa, Norway
Cammo, Sweden
Ellie, Sweden
Anna, Sweden
Hanny, Australia
James, Sweden
Ninnie, Sweden
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Comments and experiences
I would be so happy if you sent a few lines about your own experiences with SHTTW or what you think about it!
Ellie says: "I have an idea that in the future develope it into maybe different cathegories, different small things you can do and you can join the different cathegories. Doesn't that sound like a good idea? =) But the main thing can still be "hello"-ing."
Anna says: "When I was about 14 years old I used to do something similar. I was wearing a badge with the words "dare being kind" and tried to follow it; doing kind things although I in fact was too shy. It was a good way to in the same time practice not being that shy and make people happy. I think it worked quite well.
But I also remember how an older boy, when I said hello to him, stared angrily at me and told me 'I don't know you!'. When things like that happen you get a bit burned, even if you maybe shouldn't care."
Hanny says: "It's actually really nerve racking, becasue you never know how people will react. I'm quite shy, and I haven't quite gotten to 'hello-ing' yet, but I have been making an effort to smile at people. It has a similar effect, and I know it always makes me feel better if someone smiles at me.
Anyway, to my enormous surprise, a few people that I've gone to smile and say hello to have gotten to it before me - they smile and say hello first! I've smiled at a few other people and they all seemed a bit confused at first but most return it eventually."
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There is no happier person than me if you put this banner on your own site and link to this!
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