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[–] hark 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I like to stick with a simple "hello" so I don't have to keep track of time (e.g. during meetings across timezones or even when I'm so scatterbrained that day that I lose track of local time) and it's also less presumptuous.

[–] LanguageIsCool 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The worst is being corrected.

“Good morning, how are you?”

looks at watch “it’s 12:01pm so it’s good afternoon”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

The worst is being corrected.

"Good morning."

"Pfft... not really."

[–] Randelung 2 points 1 month ago

"Then I take it back."

[–] Droggelbecher 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

People have accepted that 'morning' is my standard greeting regardless of the time of day. It's even become a thing everyone says within my close friend group.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If its a group of people I just mutter bunch of things: "hi" "morning" "happy birthday" "merry christmas" (doesn't matter what day or time)

[–] Droggelbecher 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a teenager I'd sometimes just randomly sprinkle in complete nonsense as a greeting, like 'wtf is oatmeal', or 'I speak for the trees', and hardly anyone noticed

[–] Randelung 4 points 1 month ago

Especially if there's a lineup of people waiting to shake hands. "Hello. How are you. Happy Easter. Gondor calls for aid."

[–] PunnyName 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh hey, I do the same! Is it 5pm, 5am, 11:51am? Morning!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Same here! I was already prone to saying "Morning!" anytime, as is... but after working nights for years, it has become permanent. I stopped trying to figure out what time of day it is when greeting people, so it's always morning lol

But I rarely say, "Have a good morning". It's normally just "Have a good day"

[–] Randelung 3 points 1 month ago

I always greet with 'morning', no matter the time.