I’m asking because it’s a very normal thing to do here.
When you enter a room, but also things like a hairdresser or say a small cafe, you say hello to the people there and say goodbye when leaving. Or when taking a bus, you say hello to the driver and goodbye or thank him when getting off.
I was only recently told by some online friends of mine that this is pretty weird in other places. So I’m wondering if I’m (or my country) is the weird one or them
Germany/Switzerland:
You might muffle a very faint “good day” or something and that’s what you might get back. But other than that, the waiting room of a doctors office might as well be a funeral. Dead silence. Well, unless there is kids. Then you might get kid noises and the parent occationally saying things to keep the kid quiet.
Same goes for public transport. Drivers usually have their own cabin on trams and I never use the front entrance of the bus. But still, no talking to strangers.