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You say hello and I say hello

I don't pay a lot of attention to it, but I think I hardly ever say "hello" in the US. More likely "hi" or "what's up" or "hey there". Here, on the other hand, I walk down the hall, barraged with "hello"s and respond in kind. When the kids come into the classroom, they say "hello". When they leave, they say "goodbye". I parrot back ten or twenty times, which has started to annoy me, so I try to toss in a few "bye"s or "have a good afternoon"s to change things up. Earlier this week, I said, "Have a good afternoon" and received a "Have a good afternoon. See you soon!" from a student who had apparently been burning for something new herself.

srah - Friday, 17 January 2003 - 11:56 AM
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