[spicytuna]

It's definitely a city thing.

Regardless of whether you're in Toronto or Tokyo, something as simple as eye-contact can raise a red flag.

I mean, just look at how difficult it is for those young girls/guys (in front of the train stations) to hand out a free pack of tissue paper. 95% the commuters walk by them as though they don't exist.

FWIW, during one of my earlier visits to Japan, I was being super friendly as I stopped to talk to anyone who approached me. I think I got around 4 invitations to church/cult meetings within a week.