How Do You Say Hello?

Post by **jones jones** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:06 am

I always say: "Hi, how are you?"

I have a friend, a female, who is sooooooooooooo thin she hardly casts a shadow. Whenever I see her she is sucking on a diet soda (which has nothing to do with this thread ... but.) And whenever she greets anyone, she says:

"Howzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzit?"

Drives me crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy! :-5

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:12 am

Depends entirely on the social circumstances.

When hob knobing with the local Tories, I have been known to say 'How do you do, pleased to meet you'.

Local Teenagers.... 'Arrrite ?

Local small children.... 'Hello sweetie'.

Local senior citizens.... Hello Mr or Mrs ......

BNP members.... 'When are you up In court ?'

Local Police.... 'It's all lies'

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:25 am

I am embarrassed to say my greeting gets parodied by some of my acquaintances......apparently I always say "Alwight ?"

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:01 am

Bruv;1371647 wrote: I am embarrassed to say my greeting gets parodied by some of my acquaintances......apparently I always say "Alwight ?"

Hopefully not when hosting a swimming pool party :sneaky:

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:29 am

Sometimes, "Hello, how are you?"

Other times, "Howdy."

Then, when back in the hood, "W'sup?"

Hope6 · Post by **Hope6** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:03 pm

jones jones;1371644 wrote: I always say: "Hi, how are you?"

I have a friend, a female, who is sooooooooooooo thin she hardly casts a shadow. Whenever I see her she is sucking on a diet soda (which has nothing to do with this thread ... but.) And whenever she greets anyone, she says:

"Howzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzit?"

Drives me crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy! :-5

I say Hey Y'all!

I really do honestly say that when I meet people.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:30 pm

hmmm Hi, howzit goin, gday, hello, Depends on the situation and to whom I'm talking .

i have a friend who nods at people and says "Jobs on" at the pub. Which means 'hello everyone I'm a about to have a beer.' tourists look at him strange but we locals know what he's talking about

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:41 pm

Back home in Louisiana, we say, "How you are?"

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:54 pm

I usually say Hello or Hi....or wazzzuppppp or scream and shout if its my crazy family members...it just depends! LOL

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:01 pm

wendy at tullermarine airport.

Me ...scream...

Wendy ...scream..

Me ...AHHHHHHH

Wendy..ahhhhhh

bit of jumping up and down on my part because wendy she'll be too exhausted.

all in all ...it will be our hello lol lol

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:58 pm

I usually say "Morning!' "Afternoon" or "Evening!" followed by how are you doing!

Lady J

Delorean · Post by **Delorean** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:46 am

I usually say, Howzit goin'? or Hi, how're you going? or Hey, what's going on? I say G'day now and then.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:36 am

'YEW BOY!'

Typical greeting, used by most Cornish people when they bump into someone they know quite well, but not well enough to stay with each other and have an actual normal conversation. Can be shouted from distances up to about 1/4 of a mile.

Someone walking down the street sees someone that looks familiar: "Yew Boy! Wasson me cocker?!"

Urban Dictionary: cornish greeting

'AWRIGHT 'N AREE?' All right then are you?

'OWAREE?' How are you?

'OWAREE PARD?' How are you, friend?

Dictionary of Cornish Words and Phrases

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:40 am

Hope6;1371663 wrote: I say Hey Y'all!

I really do honestly say that when I meet people.

Y'all from the South, aintcha?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:59 am

oscar;1371648 wrote: Hopefully not when hosting a swimming pool party :sneaky:

No......but I also say...........Hi...ya.

Both very cringe worthy when looked at in the cold light of day.

Post by **spot** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:54 pm

I'd never particularly noted my behaviour until today. Knowing the thread was here, I watched myself. These are the results.

Encountering anyone on their own whom I can't distinguish from Adam I say "Good Day" before they can get a word in. If outnumbered outdoors or meeting an acquaintance I say nothing unless spoken to at which point I parrot back whatever they've said in greeting to me, word for word. On entering a room occupied by strangers I tend to say "God save all here" by way of inducing silence, but there are exceptions to that.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:58 pm

Bruv;1371739 wrote: No......but I also say...........Hi...ya.

Both very cringe worthy when looked at in the cold light of day.

I began saying Hi ya ......and was told to stop because I sounded like a pom. I think I picked it up from one of your british shows

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:01 pm

Lady J;1371710 wrote: I usually say "Morning!' "Afternoon" or "Evening!" followed by how are you doing!

Lady J

i think my responce to that would be ....."yes it is" or "well dahh" :yh_rotfl

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:03 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1371758 wrote: I began saying Hi ya ......and was told to stop because I sounded like a pom. I think I picked it up from one of your british shows

Then I shall start saying Gday and finishing every statement with a questioning intonation, like in Neighbours.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:15 pm

I wouldn't know I don't watch our stupid exports . You have my sympathies .

You'd enjoy a particular comedian of ours that explains the australian accent , sadly what he says is true. Rather embarrassing really especially the way we make statements that sound like questions that don't need answering.

Like "How hot is that sun?" ...it's actually a statement not a question. and "How's it goin?" that's actually a statement (a greeting) not a question we don't expect you to answer it. Yes we are a weird lot.:yh_rotfl

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:20 pm

There was a period when the Aussie intonation was popular here.............when Kylie's behind was still a secret.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:38 pm

Bruv;1371765 wrote: There was a period when the Aussie intonation was popular here.............when Kylie's behind was still a secret. Ah Yes, and hence came the 'Upspeak'.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:39 pm

Keep the dwarf over there please.

Post by **spot** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:03 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1371769 wrote: Keep the dwarf over there please.

How unkind. You should think of her as a goodwill ambassador. She's a national treasure on a similar scale to Lillee and Thomson.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:17 pm

spot;1371774 wrote: How unkind. You should think of her as a goodwill ambassador. She's a national treasure on a similar scale to Lillee and Thomson.

Barbara Windsor Is a National Treasure. Dame Maggie Smith is a national Treasure. Thora Herd was a National treasure. Even David Walliams Is a National Treasure.

Kylie Minogue Is not a National Treasure.

Post by **spot** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:26 pm

Kylie is welcome in my drawing room for tea whenever she should care to call. There's not many granted such unconditional entree.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:55 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1371707 wrote: wendy at tullermarine airport.

Me ...scream...

Wendy ...scream..

Me ...AHHHHHHH

Wendy..ahhhhhh

bit of jumping up and down on my part because wendy she'll be too exhausted.

all in all ...it will be our hello lol lol

SO FREAKING TRUE!!! can't wait!!

Delorean · Post by **Delorean** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:10 am

fuzzywuzzy;1371763 wrote: I wouldn't know I don't watch our stupid exports . You have my sympathies .

You'd enjoy a particular comedian of ours that explains the australian accent , sadly what he says is true. Rather embarrassing really especially the way we make statements that sound like questions that don't need answering.

Like "How hot is that sun?" ...it's actually a statement not a question. and "How's it goin?" that's actually a statement (a greeting) not a question we don't expect you to answer it. Yes we are a weird lot.:yh_rotfl

That'd be Adam Hills, yeah? I love him, he's my favourite :-6

Carl Barron does it a lot, too, he'd be my second favourite :wah:

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:41 am

fuzzywuzzy;1371769 wrote: Keep the dwarf over there please.

If we can have her permanently, you can have her sister back.....and good riddance.

spot;1371774 wrote: How unkind. You should think of her as a goodwill ambassador. She's a national treasure on a similar scale to Lillee and Thomson.

National treasures......who's Lillee and Thompson ? (With reference to the Carl Lewis mention elswhere)

oscar;1371775 wrote: Barbara Windsor Is a National Treasure. Dame Maggie Smith is a national Treasure. Thora Herd was a National treasure. Even David Walliams Is a National Treasure.

Kylie Minogue Is not a National Treasure.

Oh YES she is.......what would you know ?

spot;1371782 wrote: Kylie is welcome in my drawing room for tea whenever she should care to call. There's not many granted such unconditional entree.

We could share her Spot..............we DO have something in common.

Post by **spot** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:43 am

Bruv;1371817 wrote: National treasures......who's Lillee and Thompson ? (With reference to the Carl Lewis mention elswhere)I adjust my examples to the person I address and I raised the fearsome spectre of Lillee and Thommo for fuzzy's amusement. She, at least, will remember the terror and despond those two spread in their heyday.

They were the only paired fast bowlers in the history of cricket against whom the English national team had no means of surviving. India had a slow bowler with a similar team-destroying effect, now I set my mind to remembering - Bishan Bedi. I enjoyed watching him slaughter their one-time masters on the Imperial home turf. No Englishman ever enjoyed watching Lillee and Thomson though.

Even now, mentioning their names in a quiet country pub will bring the public bar to total silence as the agony is collectively remembered.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:43 am

Oh Cricket players.......*spit*