Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square599linkfedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down128
arrow-up1241arrow-down1message-squareEuropeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?Like A Duck@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square599linkfedilink
minus-squareButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoDon’t some British do this as well, with “you all right?”
minus-squaremerridew@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoYes. The correct answer is “Not too bad, you?” and after they’ve also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.
minus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-squareDraghetta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoSo do the Irish, with their “hey haysegoyen” Took me weeks to figure out I wasn’t supposed to answer
minus-squarebravesirrbn ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIrish greetings are the best. My fav is “What’s the story?”
minus-squareDaefsdeda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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)