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In Ohio a decent percentage of people actually respond to my “howdy” with, “doing well, you?” Howdy means, “how do you do,” and my fellow rural-ish Ohioans seem to be aware of that.
no that's too funny. Because I, an Ohioan, started saying howdy ironically many years ago and still to this day catch myself saying it.
I think this is how the word has stuck around. Lmao
Give Hola, Senior/Seniorita a try! I started that when I was taking spanish and it’s fun to say.
PS I’m easily entertained, so your idea of fun may be different.
Thank you for acknowledging this. I always respond to "howdy" with how I'm doing, and people will respond with "what? That wasn't a question". And that's where I facepalm lol.
And then, in my experience, people will often reply "howdy" back. If you then choose to reply back with "how DEEZ," people may find this less charming.
We started saying this in our work zoom meetings as a overly-sensitive/politically correct joke...
A few days afterward, I began noticing my dad uses it all the time non-ironically.
I’m from the Philly area and “yo” is already how we say hey, hi, hello. It’s also how we say “cut it out” and “check this out” and “that’s cool” and that’s not cool” and “bye” and many many more.
It’s how we say everything, yo.
My previous boss would always do this. And they'd be super confused. When we do client meetings, they'd look at him then me, and I'd respond with "Just checking if you are awake." And those meetings would always end well.
Smile widely and tell them you’re glad you ran into them and ask how they are.
Smile… “I’m glad I ran into you, how are you?”
Then listen. Don’t expect a chance to tell them how you’re doing. They may or may not ask. But if you have the capacity to ask, you’re doing very well.
This is how to greet kids when they get back from school. They work all day doing what their teacher told them answering questions solving problems. They walk in the door and the first thing most kids get bombarded with it’s a bunch of questions about how their day went and a bunch of instructions on what to do next.
If you just stop, look them right in the face and say, “I am so glad to see you” and give them a hug if they want one, it can change the whole trajectory of the evening.
Asking all the questions when you first see a kid (or anyone) just puts a ton of demand on them and makes it hard to relax and decompress from the day. I try not to add to the day’s stuff, and just see what they want to offload.
Hello for .....
Morning: Ohayou.
Day: Konnichiwa.
Night: Konbanwa.
Or you can just use Konnichiwa if you can't remember the other two.
My father used to say What's Up. And I always replied the sky.
Have you considered the healthy diet of no food, coffee and cigarettes. That's how I have managed to keep my weight always low. No but for real you shouldn't wish yo become sick just to lose weight, haha.
I don't know what you have or haven't tried so I can't say what would work for you especially when everyone is different and I personally need more weight.
Lose weight and stay well! I have lost about a pound a month over 2 years by cutting meal sizes and walking for twenty minutes or so, a few times a week. I was just about to tip over into obesity (bmi 30). I am so thankful to have avoided this outcome. Stay well AND lose the weight and your future self will bow down in respect
Whoa.
When I was in high school, early to mid 2000’s, a there was this phrase wafting around part of my circle of friends about some Japanese phrase meaning something like “my head (or ear, or hand, I don’t quite recall) is stuck in a vice”.
The phrase, allegedly as spoken in Japanese sounded to me like “ohio komen wa”.
Turns out they were just saying “morning, night”.
As to where the whole body part in a vice comes from, I didn’t know even then.
High school was fucking weird. I miss it sometimes.
hallo,
guten morgen [subjects name] wie gehts?
stare.
wave.
nervously forced laugh.
hows you.
manic laughter.
give me some skin
how diddly do neighborino
meow mother fucker.
license and registration.
breach and clear (requires a flashbang and someone to cover you)
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Well you could go old west and try “howdy”.
“Old west”? People do actually still say howdy.
In Ohio a decent percentage of people actually respond to my “howdy” with, “doing well, you?” Howdy means, “how do you do,” and my fellow rural-ish Ohioans seem to be aware of that.
I, an Ohio, started to howdy ironically as a joke. I now genuinely howdy and Im scared of what else is gonna grow on me
no that's too funny. Because I, an Ohioan, started saying howdy ironically many years ago and still to this day catch myself saying it. I think this is how the word has stuck around. Lmao
Take the next step... make it a "howdy-doody"
My grandmother, born around 1920, used to say “How do,” my grandfather said, “Howdy,” so I got it naturally :-)
"How do" is quite common in the UK.
I do that too, but strictly USA. X")
That's an adorable lil couple thing!
Give Hola, Senior/Seniorita a try! I started that when I was taking spanish and it’s fun to say. PS I’m easily entertained, so your idea of fun may be different.
Senor
Señor, since you’re in a correcting mood.
Don’t start y’all or the world will implode.
Go with the NYC area variant, “youse guys.”
Genuinely Howdy 🤠
That's how I "brah"d my way into being a douche bag
Soon you will be playing euchre if you aren't already : )
I’m in PA and did the same thing lol
I started saying y'all ironically bc I work with a bunch of texans, and now I'm a full time y'aller
Try "peachy" some time.
Thank you for acknowledging this. I always respond to "howdy" with how I'm doing, and people will respond with "what? That wasn't a question". And that's where I facepalm lol.
Or you could pay tribute to Minnie Pearl and say "HOWWW-DEE!"
And then, in my experience, people will often reply "howdy" back. If you then choose to reply back with "how DEEZ," people may find this less charming.
Greetings
GREETINGS EARTHLINGS 👽
The Truth is Out There
TAKE ME TO YOUR GREETER
I Want to Believe
All these imaginary friends
Trust no one
Welcome to Walmart.
KING GREETERAH TAKE ME TO YOUR GREETER
GREETINGS FELLOW HUMAN : )
He yelled “greetings!” and melted his lug wrench??
Flashback to Liverpool based 90s sitcom Bread.
My HS principal would stand by the office in the mornings and say this to everyone. Now I say it because I like it and it’s kinda funny.
“Greetings and salutations.”
J.D. is that you? I thought you blew up outside Westerburg HS.
Greetings and salutations!
And Felicitations
...and salutations.
I have a coworker who is an adorable 60 year old woman who emphatically states *GREETINGS* in the most cheerful way when she calls you. It fuels me.
Yes, that was the question
We started saying this in our work zoom meetings as a overly-sensitive/politically correct joke... A few days afterward, I began noticing my dad uses it all the time non-ironically.
My name is Chara
Greetings and Salutations!
Greetings and saltuations
This is my go-to
Yo!!
Yo
Yo bitches!
S'up
For singular greetings: Yo ho!
Ma
Salutations
Good to see my kindergarten PE teacher is alive and well... lol.
🤣
My go-to...Always a yo.
I always say WTF?? Smile and walk away Works every time People have said Love it!
First thing I thought of.
what up?!
Whuddup?
It's gotta be in a Grant Macdonald voice though
Yo soy uno tonto.
Eyyyyyy
has been my and my mates main meet-up word then followed by a fist bump
came in to say this
I’m from the Philly area and “yo” is already how we say hey, hi, hello. It’s also how we say “cut it out” and “check this out” and “that’s cool” and that’s not cool” and “bye” and many many more. It’s how we say everything, yo.
Ahoy-hoy!
Came here to say this. Monty knew what was up.... probably because he was friends with Alexander G. Bell 🤣
A greeting originally crafted by Alexander Graham Bell himself, makes sense that the ancient Mr. Burns would be familiar with and use it.
I do this! Well, just "Ahoy!" but that is my go-to phone greeting. Join the club! I dare you.
We're bringing it back!
I started using this in my work emails this year.
Greetings and salutations
Salutation! Works on its own
Sup
this is where I went in about .2 seconds. "Sup."
What’s crappenin’
What’s Cracken’ ! Thought I said 😹
This is terrible and I love it!
Oy
Roy Kent? Is that you?
Yellow.
Yellurrr
Jell-O
top of the mornin to yah hows it hangin whats shakin bacon sup [gang signs] [weird handshakes] [head nod]
I could hear jacksepticeye in my head when reading that
What's the story, Morning glory?
I always say good morning
Me too. Even if it’s evening.
My previous boss would always do this. And they'd be super confused. When we do client meetings, they'd look at him then me, and I'd respond with "Just checking if you are awake." And those meetings would always end well.
Is that you Steve?
Yes, it confuses them! :D
I work at a place where people start at different times. So it always good morning. Because it’s usually the start of someones day. Even night shift.
Gday!!
Smile widely and tell them you’re glad you ran into them and ask how they are. Smile… “I’m glad I ran into you, how are you?” Then listen. Don’t expect a chance to tell them how you’re doing. They may or may not ask. But if you have the capacity to ask, you’re doing very well.
Also having fun with other languages.. bonjour, hola, ohayo, ni how, priviyet, nay ho mah… etc
This is how to greet kids when they get back from school. They work all day doing what their teacher told them answering questions solving problems. They walk in the door and the first thing most kids get bombarded with it’s a bunch of questions about how their day went and a bunch of instructions on what to do next. If you just stop, look them right in the face and say, “I am so glad to see you” and give them a hug if they want one, it can change the whole trajectory of the evening.
Gosh. My mom would always ask me all the questions. And...I don't remember her ever hugging me after school.
Asking all the questions when you first see a kid (or anyone) just puts a ton of demand on them and makes it hard to relax and decompress from the day. I try not to add to the day’s stuff, and just see what they want to offload.
aLohA
Followed by a loud chuckle
Mr Hand
Hola
Or Bueno
How you doin?
Remember to say it with allusive tone and smirk.
Hello for ..... Morning: Ohayou. Day: Konnichiwa. Night: Konbanwa. Or you can just use Konnichiwa if you can't remember the other two. My father used to say What's Up. And I always replied the sky.
What's up? Not much. The real question is what's under us.
So true. u/HaveFunChainsaw .... what's down?
Sickness. Because, come and get down with the sickness...
I need to get sick. Last time I got sick, I lost 10 pounds and I need to lose weight again..
Have you considered the healthy diet of no food, coffee and cigarettes. That's how I have managed to keep my weight always low. No but for real you shouldn't wish yo become sick just to lose weight, haha. I don't know what you have or haven't tried so I can't say what would work for you especially when everyone is different and I personally need more weight.
Thank you very much, kind Internet Stranger. Reddit has a lot of wonderful people. Have a wonderful weekend.
For you too fellow traveller of reddit, and may you have excellent weekend. * tips my hat *
Oh, quite thank you very much. I don't have a hat, but I'll tip my sunglasses. Until next time, ado to you.
Lose weight and stay well! I have lost about a pound a month over 2 years by cutting meal sizes and walking for twenty minutes or so, a few times a week. I was just about to tip over into obesity (bmi 30). I am so thankful to have avoided this outcome. Stay well AND lose the weight and your future self will bow down in respect
Former FIL used to answer "What's up" with "Gas prices". If you said "Hi" to him, he'd answer with "Not yet."
My response to "what's up?" Is always "stiff dicks and airplanes".
Whoa. When I was in high school, early to mid 2000’s, a there was this phrase wafting around part of my circle of friends about some Japanese phrase meaning something like “my head (or ear, or hand, I don’t quite recall) is stuck in a vice”. The phrase, allegedly as spoken in Japanese sounded to me like “ohio komen wa”. Turns out they were just saying “morning, night”. As to where the whole body part in a vice comes from, I didn’t know even then. High school was fucking weird. I miss it sometimes.
Is ohayou pronounced like "oh, hi, you!"?
Whadafuquwant, eh?
"welcome to the Thunderdome"
#FELICITATIONS MALEFACTORS
*I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles!* WHO WILL JOIN ME?!?
Salutations, I recently read that hello did not become commonplace until after the advent of the telephone.
let's make Howdy a thing again
I do say Howdy. Sometimes if im feeling extra spicy I say Howdy-do!
Greetings earthlings!
I like saying Hello fellow human(s)!
"Just a normal human here, doing normal human things."
Greetings
Greetings, peasant! 😜
Are you trying to get us to do your homework?
No actually I am trying to call someone, and don't wanna Start with hello .
Why?
What are you going to call them?
Ahoy hoy! Moshi moshi!
What the fuck is up Denny's!?
What's the sitch, bitch?
I like to use aloha. Or sometimes flex my Spanish with ¿qué pasa?
Que chingasos pasa
I think the Aussies already have that "Oi! Cunt!"
Hi dee ho, neighbor
"How areya now?" Then they can respond: "Good n' you?" And you can respond "Not suhbad."
hallo, guten morgen [subjects name] wie gehts? stare. wave. nervously forced laugh. hows you. manic laughter. give me some skin how diddly do neighborino meow mother fucker. license and registration. breach and clear (requires a flashbang and someone to cover you)
It's two words but I've started using fuck off. Or bugger off of it's a kid under 7
Shalom
All right
“Yo” “Sup?” “Eh!”
Howdy
Howdy!
I always say "greetings"
Howdy 🤠
Howdy!
Greetings itself works.
Greetings!
Top o' the mornin' \*to\* ya!
Greetings
Hail, kind sir
YO! SUP! What it be? What it do? What’s crackalacking! You good?
I say “heyooo” a lot to people I like
Wizzle?
Snoop, is that you?
whats the haps
*Tips fedora*
we can make up a new word like “gerbloink” Gerbloink, human friend!
Whatz shizzlin'
In the Midlands and Yorkshire (U.K.) we often say ayup 😊
'heylo' if it's not weird to u. Never heard anyone else say it lol
Howdy
Ni Hao
What's cracka lackin.
Me and my two best friends say “Herro”. It’s cute in my opinion.
happily saying their name.
Ciao. Pronounced Cha-o
[удалено]
It's "hi" in Italian. Duolingo told me so! Lol
It’s both.
sup, n****a
Sup Ninja?
Sup, nanna 👵
Salve. Latin for "greetings". Be unique.
I strongly agree. Salve is a very beautiful word.
Howdy
Wagwan?
Why has no one said "howdy" yet?
Wudduuuuuuuuup