Legal Commentary

"The street etiquette of avoiding eye contact lets us go about our business without the distraction of interaction."

Most people in New York wear the New York "street face." I do it in New York too and no one ever messed with me (in the 10+ years I lived there). But elsewhere, you can walk along looking happy and friendly. You can make eye contact and when it gets reciprocal eye contact, you can even say "hi," and still, no one messes with you.

Cool animation at the link, by the way...

Full post as published by Althouse on June 30, 2009 (boomark / email).