Like A Duck to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-square593fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down127
arrow-up1241arrow-down1message-squareEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?Like A Duck to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agomessage-square593fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 year agoDon’t some British do this as well, with “you all right?”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoYes. The correct answer is “Not too bad, you?” and after they’ve also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.
minus-square@BluetreefrogMlinkEnglish4•1 year agoLol. 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoSo do the Irish, with their “hey haysegoyen” Took me weeks to figure out I wasn’t supposed to answer
minus-squarebravesirrbn ☑️link2•1 year agoIrish greetings are the best. My fav is “What’s the story?”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoBritish people are excluded, they drive on the right side /s (I am not familiar with this btw)
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.
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.
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?”
British people are excluded, they drive on the right side /s
(I am not familiar with this btw)