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[-] dingus@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

A lot of times I say "hey" instead!

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

I say howdy, though that makes some people mistakenly assume I’m from the south.

[-] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Happens to me all the time. Then if I append a y'all, outside of Texas, it's game over.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago

I'm in Indiana, and "Howdy y'all" flies perfectly fine here.

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Howdy, howdy, howdy, I'm Woody

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

This is me in you form!

[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

Yo. It's cringe AF for a pot-bellied, mid-50's white dude to say but it's kinda automatic.

Probably worse in my native French.

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Its either that or Hey. Weirdly, hey is my more formal greeting I use on the corpos at work. Yo is for people I’m cool with.

[-] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago
[-] tpihkal@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

General Kenobi

[-] mcmodknower@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago
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[-] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago
[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Found Alexander Graham Bell’s account

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 7 months ago
[-] sagrotan@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm a "Moin" person. Northern German for ... Every conceivable greeting phrase on any time of day, night or apocalypse. And a complete conversation, too.

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

As a south German living in the north I like to throw a few "Servus" around now and then. Keeps people on their toes, never know just what to expect

[-] Zectivi@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

I’m a hello, but I noticed my manager is a “hey how’s it’s going?” person. I asked him how many people actually tell him how things are going, and he said very few do. If we’re walking together, we now make note of the people who do or don’t answer.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

.ʎɐp'ƃ ʎɐs ǝʍ os uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀

[-] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I live in colombia and i just learned a couple new ways to say hi that aren’t just “hola”

You can say:

¿Que mas? means what’s up?

¿Como vamos¿ means how are we doing?

¿Bien o que? means good or what?

All of them are greetings.

[-] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

¿que onda? if you're a cool kid

[-] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

That’s mexican spanish.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Buenas

¿Que tal?

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 6 months ago

[nod]..... and if i really like you [nod up]

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Or raised eyebrows and smirk if I’m tired.

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 4 points 6 months ago

"Hey, guys"

[-] Chai@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 months ago

It varies according to the time of the day and or who I'm greeting. I think I mostly say 'good morning' etc.

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I usually go with good morning, regardless of time of day

[-] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I say howdy.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago
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[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Depends:
"Hello" or "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening" - express deference or with people I don't know
"Hi" - more casual, for coworkers or acquaintances
"Hey", "Yo", or "'Sup" - with close confidants
"Greetings" (with an over-pronounced T, I'm American) - flying the weird flag

[-] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

I'm more of a Mrs Doubtfire "Helllllooooooo" type of person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFeaK5UJ8O4

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Hi hi, or hoi hoi in Dutch.
It looks weird when I actually write it down though.

[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 3 points 6 months ago

Usually some version of “Hey!”

[-] SkyerixBOI@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Casually, Hey Friends, Ay / yo Professionally, Hello

Context and all that.

[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago
[-] cradac@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

I'm a more sinister, third thing (haiiiiiii!)

[-] selinson@mander.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

"Huhu" (I'm from Germany)

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I'm an affectionate person to.my friends and tend to say 'hi honey!'.

[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

If I am not familiar with the person, I'm a "hiya/heya" person.

If it's someone I'm familiar with/am glad to see, it's a super sweet "Hellloooooo!"

[-] Nounka@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Hey Hela Jow Dag Hoi Ola Morge

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good day.

[-] SteveXVII@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

Hi, or when I am speaking dutch: hi or hoi.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago
[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Irl I'm a "good [time of day]" person

When texting I have the habit of initiating conversations with "a."

A habit that has metastised to some close friends and family members, which does please me

Edit: Lemmy ate my time of day

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago
[-] l_b_i@yiffit.net 1 points 6 months ago

hello, or greetings.

[-] Cover_czar@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago
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