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[-] dingus@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

A lot of times I say "hey" instead!

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago

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

[-] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] Eylrid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Howdy, howdy, howdy, I'm Woody

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This is me in you form!

[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
[-] tpihkal@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

General Kenobi

[-] mcmodknower@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago
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[-] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago
[-] robolemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Found Alexander Graham Bell’s account

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 2 years ago
[-] sagrotan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

.ʎɐp'ƃ ʎɐs ǝʍ os uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀

[-] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

¿que onda? if you're a cool kid

[-] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That’s mexican spanish.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Buenas

¿Que tal?

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Or raised eyebrows and smirk if I’m tired.

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

"Hey, guys"

[-] Chai@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I say howdy.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago
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[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 3 points 2 years ago

Usually some version of “Hey!”

[-] SkyerixBOI@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Casually, Hey Friends, Ay / yo Professionally, Hello

Context and all that.

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

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

[-] selinson@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

"Huhu" (I'm from Germany)

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Hey Hela Jow Dag Hoi Ola Morge

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] SteveXVII@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago
[-] l_b_i@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago

hello, or greetings.

[-] Cover_czar@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
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