However, if you chat to them pleasantly, say hi to kids that you've met in the hall, and act as though you're completely secure in yourself, you'll become popular.
"We were pleasantly surprised," said Gail B. Nayowith, executive director of the Citizens Committee for Children off New York City.
"We've been pleasantly surprised," said a spokesman for the Sydney police department.
"We were surprised by how successful they were, really pleasantly pleased," said Reynold Levy, president of the International Rescue Committee.
Retailers who were bracing for slow sales have been pleasantly surprised, said Richard Santoro, assistant vice president of the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association.
"We're all very pleasantly surprised," said Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization promoting conservation in agriculture.
"I was very pleasantly surprised," said Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, which tracked the case.
"I've been pleasantly surprised," said Cynthia Pearson, executive director of the National Women's Health Network, which wanted ephedra banned and more data on implants.
When we asked her to explain the nature of the religious activities that took place in the underground ceremonial rooms known as kivas, which dot the village, she smiled pleasantly but said no.
"I've been pleasantly surprised," said Anderson, 80. "He's taken on some budget issues".
