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minus-squareHikermick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoFun fact: in America asking “how’s it going?” is just a greeting, nobody really cares
minus-squareThteven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoWon’t stop us from having a conversation or even just bitching about something that is randomly bothering us.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoBrits ofen say “You alright?” As a substitute for “Hi.” Pretty jarring when you’re not used to it. Id think “God, I must look like shit if they’re genuinely checking on my welfare!”
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhen I moved to London, I remember the old lady at the laundromat addressing me as “love” I was like: “Damn, over here my charm even works with old ladies” As it turns out, calling somebody “love” it’s just a way of addressing people in some English regions.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s really like that everywhere, in my experience. It’s at most small talk, not a license to dive into one’s life story.
Fun fact: in America asking “how’s it going?” is just a greeting, nobody really cares
Won’t stop us from having a conversation or even just bitching about something that is randomly bothering us.
Brits ofen say “You alright?” As a substitute for “Hi.”
Pretty jarring when you’re not used to it. Id think “God, I must look like shit if they’re genuinely checking on my welfare!”
When I moved to London, I remember the old lady at the laundromat addressing me as “love”
I was like: “Damn, over here my charm even works with old ladies”
As it turns out, calling somebody “love” it’s just a way of addressing people in some English regions.
It’s really like that everywhere, in my experience.
It’s at most small talk, not a license to dive into one’s life story.
Germans: na?