tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post112916647246327151..comments2023-05-20T04:44:07.620-06:00Comments on Sarahspace: Saying hello (part one)Sarah Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165906925703092225noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129418419925432782005-10-15T17:20:00.000-06:002005-10-15T17:20:00.000-06:00I tend to use hello and hi interchangeably with pe...I tend to use hello and hi interchangeably with people, but perhaps in more formal situations hello is more appropriate. Hi seems to have more familiarity for some reason.<BR/><BR/> Good morning seems to be reserved for work alone. That's what they say, so I follow the norm there.<BR/><BR/> "Hey" is very informal and reserved mostly for my male buddies. I don't think I use "hey" very much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129395165081447532005-10-15T10:52:00.000-06:002005-10-15T10:52:00.000-06:00All these variants on hello are valid -- and usefu...All these variants on hello are valid -- and useful. They make you feel good, sure, but they're usually just a matter of following convention; rarely does a hello provide a real opportunity to share a world with someone. <BR/><BR/>I used to have a friend who laughed at the way I answered the phone. ("Hello?") It's a greeting, he'd say, not a question.<BR/><BR/>But maybe a question is implied, soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790321557588574136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129389917819980972005-10-15T09:25:00.000-06:002005-10-15T09:25:00.000-06:00Time for some introspective thinking here. I real...Time for some introspective thinking here. I realized while reading your post that rarely do I have an opportunity to greet other people. We moved to Cedar Rapids one year ago and have yet to make friends. Part of that is because the month that we moved here winter set in and we pretty much hibernated all winter. Then when spring hit, we found out that we would be moving again. Who wants to Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518332984072528824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129262450821661632005-10-13T22:00:00.000-06:002005-10-13T22:00:00.000-06:00oops, I meant responsive.oops, I meant responsive.voixd'angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999151450694973251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129262373601736932005-10-13T21:59:00.000-06:002005-10-13T21:59:00.000-06:00I love this post. It has made me think and perhaps...I love this post. It has made me think and perhaps freed me a little. Because i have been through extreme emotional abuse in my life, sometimes it is very difficult for me to say hello. People comment that I say hello and drop my eyes and look down, and that it doesn't allow them to say hello back. When I put it in writing, it does kind of sound like the reflexes of a whipped dog... Once people voixd'angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999151450694973251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129259158227416242005-10-13T21:05:00.000-06:002005-10-13T21:05:00.000-06:00In New Zealand the greeting methods amoung Maori (...In New Zealand the greeting methods amoung Maori (and I'm Maori) are pretty similar. Although on a Marae (traditional meeting place) the greetings are highly formal. Usually starts with a hand shake, and then you press noses (hongi). Sounds strange but it symbolisis an exchange of life force, and trust. Think the Inuit do the same thing?Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216696796162994082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129215366148646752005-10-13T08:56:00.000-06:002005-10-13T08:56:00.000-06:00I completely vary my greeting depending on the per...I completely vary my greeting depending on the person, the place, the other people around, and even the time of day. If it's morning, first thing at work, I usually say "Good morning" instead of "Hello." A majority of the people who work at my place of employment say hello in the halls even when they don't know you, as you pass them. Then, I usually say "Hi." If it's someone I know, who is onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129202221093604072005-10-13T05:17:00.000-06:002005-10-13T05:17:00.000-06:00I am not sure where to begin, as there are moments...I am not sure where to begin, as there are moments where a vocal "hello" is appropraitely used on intimate friends and complete strangers.<BR/><BR/>While I from time to time use the head nod, I am not sure how I would define its use as it too varies. I would say that I tend to nod my head more to fellow cyclists as we pass one another.<BR/><BR/>The moments that I am most perplexed by are those M A Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244099437271478216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1129173625128852222005-10-12T21:20:00.000-06:002005-10-12T21:20:00.000-06:00That's a very interesting train of thought, and no...That's a very interesting train of thought, and now I've gone off on a tangent into the blogosphere. What makes some people "say hello" when others lurk? And why do I lurk sometimes, and "out" myself other times?<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to Part II.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.com