Exactly, but I look at it the other way: Women respond to that, positively or negatively. Consider what makes them comfortable BUT don't knock what works.
If all women were a "hello" away from a good convo in a social setting, we wouldn't need to shoot 40 foot jumpers on the street to get at one. I don't do that, but I don't begrudge
a man who does that, especially if you hear women talk and dudes they have met...happened to do the same damn thing.
I observe how the lions eat, and disregard the prey. The prey aren't there to make it easy on you, no matter how nice and considerate you come off. Rejection isn't the only risk you face,
and it isn't even the worst.
You might offend a woman doing relatively ordinary shyt. But the next one might find you hilarious
It is a numbers game, and women who get approached
refuse to see how in their favor the initial engagement is. I'm not attracted to most women I see(as is any normal dude), so when someone sets an alarm off in my head, I don't always
resort to waiting for the next one. She might not come around for days, weeks, or months. A woman always has men orbiting them, unless she is ugly.

Of course they can "wait it out."