This is why I cant go out in public anymore

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Honestly, I'm still having trouble understanding how such questioning is actually a standard conversation starter by NTs. I dont think 90% of them even think before they give off a comment like that. It's remotely close to criticism in my mind.

Wigglyspider - I honestly hope for my sake that my lack of smiling is due to a neurological thing. I can finally know what response to give to these people so that they'll finally start shutting up. Though I doubt they will.

I think this might be the one aspect of Asperger's I hate more than anything in the effin world!

Please don’t think I knew any more than you did at your age because if anything I knew less but at my present age of 53 years I can confidently say that the cashier and the employee at Disney were trying to start a conversation with you. In other words they were trying to flirt with you. NTs can do this autonomous of any conscious thought.

Willard's right. This took me a long time to understand....and I still don't quite understand why they think telling me that I look depressed would want me to start a conversation with them. LOL!

I'm always accused of being "sad" or "snobby" or "mean". I'm just usually quiet and lost in my own thoughts.

I was once in the check out line and a guy said "smile, life's not that bad". I just told him, "Oh, It's all good, I'm just a deep thinker."

It's weird though, I've never had a woman say that to me, only men. I suppose they could be flirting...it's odd though.

I was told I look disapproving or have a "sour lemon" face.

In Russia its the man walking with a smile that is considerd not quite right in the head. They will actually look, and then avoid you if you have a grin on your face.

OP will fit right in

That's very true!

I get "why do you look so sad" ALL THE TIME, it gets annoying real quick.