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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That you greet by saying how are you doing, but you arent always expected to answer it!?!?!?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Don't some British do this as well, with "you all right?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yes. The correct answer is "Not too bad, you?" and after they've also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.

[–] Bluetreefrog 4 points 1 year ago

Lol. First time someone asked me this in the UK, I replied with "Is that a question I'm actually supposed to answer, or just a different kind of hello?" The look on their face was classic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So do the Irish, with their “hey haysegoyen”

Took me weeks to figure out I wasn’t supposed to answer

[–] bravesirrbn 2 points 1 year ago

Irish greetings are the best. My fav is "What's the story?"

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

British people are excluded, they drive on the right side /s

(I am not familiar with this btw)