Do you say hi?
By tap0991
@tap0991 (2766)
United States
January 18, 2010 1:36pm CST
Do you say hi when you see people you know? and if you do do you wave or do some form of physical acknowledgement?
I have noticed that I usually wave and say hi or hey. A lot of people I say hey to usually dont wave they just look at me and say hey.
Now I am curious what do you do? Are you the person who waves, nods their head, or jumps up and down waving?
17 responses
@AmandaMBF (284)
• Brazil
18 Jan 10
I don't say Hi when I see people I know. If people says hi to me I say hi to them. But I just say hi and continue doing what I was doing before see them...
@thugstyle21 (419)
• India
18 Jan 10
True what i see, your right. For a educated person gutt feelings come to shake for most of the time. Mostly people do so but not in every case does so.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
18 Jan 10
no i dont. but if someone says hi, hey or how are you.... then i say something back. my wife is also a hi, hey, hello person. i guess that is cool for girls only my opinion. it looks very girly to say hi it looks cute. so if someone say hi then i give my his too no problem with that. i am just to shy to say hi first. har har har
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
hmmm no har har har. whats funny is i came from a popular family. we are musicians and i have an uncle and an auntie who a great dancers. so in our area we are quite popular. people tend to say there hi and hellos. it is great to see people who do that but i am not good starting conversations as well
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
18 Jan 10
It would depend on the person that I knew. If it was a close friend of mine then I would probably run over and tackle-hug them. If it was just an acquaintance of mine then I would probably just smile and say hi.
@jho2010 (155)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
hi! yap,i say hi to the people i know and used to talk to, but i don't wave.But sometimes, when i happen to see familiar faces, like parents from my kids school, i just take a nod. And when i saw my girl friends, i say hi and approach her to have a cheek to cheek.As you can see i have different kinds of greetings to different kinds of people.There comes a time also that that i greet some people i don't really know, i mean for example, i have joined a group exercise in our place, and it's my first day to attend, i greet the person who looks nice or friendly.
Actually, since i was a teen, i am the kind of person who loves to smile to every people i know in our neighborhood.Im not a snob, i think that even just a simple smile can brighten someone's day, so im willing to share it, and what more? Smiling can make you look young without the need of surgical facelift in the future...:-)
@thedirtydiva (56)
• United States
19 Jan 10
It all depends on how well I know the person. Generally, though, I'd have say I just say "hello..." Or "howdy" if I'm in a goofy mood. lol
@longsdogin (454)
• China
20 Jan 10
Hi,tap0991,it depends on my mood ,when I was happy and exciting I would say hi and wave to them,when I was feeling down I wouldn't say hi,I just smile to them.I have to say I'm kind of emotional.Haha,happy mylotting and have a nice day.:)
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
29 Jul 10
It depends on how well acquainted I am with the person. Some people I am polite to and some people I try to avoid. Then there are people I will greet or stop to talk to if I have the time.
@fedoralinux (556)
• India
18 Jan 10
no i don't say hi.i used to show my hand signal to every one including my colleagues also.if we are far away when we saw our friend can we say hi to them.only if you have to shout hi.for that purpose i used to send hand signal to them.........
@canielynne (135)
• Philippines
25 Jan 10
If that person is close to me.. I will wave and run towards them and would say "hi" but if that person is not that close to them.. I would Just smile and probably wave my hand... :)
@thugstyle21 (419)
• India
18 Jan 10
Yes i do so, i wave so. i do the same as you do so. It depends upon there thinking which does them to do upon so.my thinking sense doesn't render me to do what the other people do so. i have told you what i do so, so you not be curious.
@healthbeauty (483)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
I am a shy type of person. I don't greet people unless they are my family and close friends.But if they are a classmate, schoolmate, professor I don't say hi or wave anything. I just wait for them to greet me and that's the time i will say hi and smile at them. If they where my close friends we kiss cheek to cheek or even hug whenever we are saying goodbye.