How many times when you walk down the street or having your lunch somewhere and out of a sudden, a familar face came across u?

You know that you know him. But you can't recall his name. What would u do? Smile back? Continue munching your lunch and pretended nothing happened? Or make an effort to rekindle your friendship with him? Or maybe last option, depending who he/she is.

Basically, I would choose option 2. Most of the time I choose option 2. And why should I choose this? I always thought that if I can remember that person, it means that the person is quite important to me. If I can't remember his/her name, maybe I've just treated him as an acquaintance and hence deleted him from my brain. Then again, sometimes its awkward to try asking who the other person is and try to act concern about how he/she is doing. In that short period of time, how much can u talk to the other person? If your situation is like he sat beside u during the lunch break, its more awkward when suddenly there's a silence moment after catching up for the past 5mins. Finally, I wouldn't smile back.. fearing that I may remember the wrong person or that person never remember me too.

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