Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square453fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down118
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minus-squareButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoDon’t some British do this as well, with “you all right?”
minus-squaremerridew@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYes. The correct answer is “Not too bad, you?” and after they’ve also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.
minus-squareDraghetta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoSo do the Irish, with their “hey haysegoyen” Took me weeks to figure out I wasn’t supposed to answer
minus-squarebravesirrbn ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIrish greetings are the best. My fav is “What’s the story?”
Don’t some British do this as well, with “you all right?”
Yes. The correct answer is “Not too bad, you?” and after they’ve also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.
So do the Irish, with their “hey haysegoyen”
Took me weeks to figure out I wasn’t supposed to answer
Irish greetings are the best. My fav is “What’s the story?”