What is the greeting you use most often to address others ??

India
April 27, 2007 11:36pm CST
Hey friends , we all hail from all over the world and use various grretings to address people we meet .. Which one do u use most often ?? e.g. I live in India and I usually meet people with a 'Hi' or a typical 'Namaste' which is the local greeting here .. Or just an informal 'Yaar' for the buddies ... :D
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• Philippines
28 Apr 07
here in the Philippines, we call people with due respect and in so many ways. like, we use the words "po and opo" to someone whose elder than us, we use "lolo and lola" for our grandparents, "ate, kuya, ditse, dikong etc " for our siblings. we address people also by the position they have in the society before their names like if youre a doctor and your name is anna guittierez, we will call you...Doctor Anna Guittierez. we also uses the words "hi and hello" or greet them depending on the time of the day....and so many other things that we use and do to give respect. takecare
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• India
26 Jul 07
OKay . Thanks for answering .. Thats very nice of you .
@mystery5 (350)
• India
28 Apr 07
My most common one is "Hi" and "Hello", followed by a "Whassup!?" I tend to really drag the Hi's and the Hello's, like Hiiiieeeeeeeee!!!!!! or Hellloooooooooo!! Hehehe, thats how I am! When I go to office in the morning, I typically greet everyone with a Goooood Morning!! I think thats a great way to start the day, and I've also been told by some friends that my cheery good mornings brightened up their day when they were feeling low
• India
26 Jul 07
Pretty animated stuff that . LOl ..
• Italy
28 Apr 07
I am italian, so we use 'Ciao', once people used 'Salve' that was a greeting used by Romans...
• India
30 Apr 07
dATs kOOL ...
@feliniti (875)
4 May 07
Usually I would say hi. Sometimes it is hello. Occasionally I would say Alright? or even hola. lol. There are so many greetings but it is just good to talk. :)
• India
26 Jul 07
Okay ... Thats a lot of options ..
@skbadhan (879)
• India
2 May 07
hi prafull i am also from india I too use to say simply hi/ hello to my friends namaskar or namastey to elder ones and geet time to business persons
@Abindas (87)
• India
4 May 07
Hai Abin here, Hi friend that's a marvelous question. I think i usually greets people according to their relation with me or their age. i usually treat people who i don't actually know(like you) by saying hai or hi. I think it's just fine about this way of calling Your's, Abindas.
@letzap519 (408)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
i just usually greet my friends or family members hi or hello with a very sweet smile ^_^... sometime we do beso beso or kiss on cheeks or hugs to show the closeness or i miss them..
@blue_gemz (107)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
hellow people!!! and Kamusta? meaning how are u? here in philippines.
• United States
29 Apr 07
I say Hi if I see the person, but on the computer I say Hey or Hello.