ames said “i don’t think it’s right for them to feel comfortable enough to greet a man they don’t know in the street. i’m sorry but i think it’s brazen. it’s not natural”
I appreciate the fact that you do feel somewhat insecure and you are entitled to have those feelings. However, look at your quote. It might not be right for you, but aren’t others entitled to their own feelings, just as you are to yours? Also, we get into problems when we apply labels to people. Maybe this girl grew up in a small town where this was the mihnhag, yet you are labelling her as brazen, which is a pejorative. Isn’t that just as wrong as if someone unfairly labelled you as cold, unfriendly or a fanatic because they felt it wasn’t right for you NOT to feel comfortable enough?
Give it some thought. Thanks