Salutations: How do you greet people?

[Synful Pryde]

What words or phrases do you use to greet people when you meet them?

Does (or How does) your greeting change...

...if it's your first time meeting the person?
...if you're just passing the person on the street?
...depending on the season?
...depending on the time of day?
...depending on the person's age or gender?
...in any other interesting ways?

And lastly, do you have any bizarre or funny greetings that you use only with select people?

 

[Artoo]

"Ey up, fella."
"Ey up, lass."
"Evenin' Squire!"
"Auwwaigh" (I'm actually serious about that one.)

 

[Aimee]

"Ey up, fella."
"Ey up, lass."
"Evenin' Squire!"
"Auwwaigh" (I'm actually serious about that one.)

This.

 

[Artoo]

This.

Wait, you say "Auwwaigh", too?

 

[Aimee]

Wait, you say "Auwwaigh", too?

Who doesn't?!

 

[Artoo]

Who doesn't?!

So...much...social...cohesion...

 

[Gothika]

nice to meet ya
names ron
hi
hay
nod head sometimes

 

[Filthyweasel]

"Fit like?"

Somehow that's translated from northeast Scots dialect to "How are you?".

 

[Coup de Grace]

Does (or How does) your greeting change?

...if it's your first time meeting the person?

Older Male- Hi.
Younger Male- Sup.

Female- Hi, how are you? / Howya doin'?
Female I know- Sup girl!

...if you're just passing the person on the street? *Give the caucasian downward acknowledgement nod*

...depending on the person's age or gender?- Older person, caucasian nod. Younger person- Upward "What's up?" nod

...Friend- "What's up dawg?" *pound handshake*
...Long time friend- "What's up! *Firm handshake*

And lastly, do you have any bizarre or funny greetings that you use only with select people?

I have one friend where we have this Golden Child (OLD Eddie Murphy movie) inside joke going on. We see each other and yell, "My dear sweet brother Numpsey!" LOL! People look at us like we're crazy.

 

[texastickler]

I always use a hand shake and a greeting like, Pleased to meet you or good to see you again.

 

[Artoo]

When I meet one particular friend, we play this game called "facerape" by way of a greeting. The aim is to stroke your fingers down the other persons face before they do it to you.

It's incredibly intimate.