It feels as if "hello" is fading out again. It was never completely universal. Where I grew up, people still say "aye aye" (not on a ship btw), along with the usual "good whatever".

I did once read a Christian complaining about it because it had the word "Hell" in it. A minority opinion of course.

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HPsquared 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

On the nautical theme, Czechs say "Ahoj" (pronounced "ahoy"). Especially charming because Czechia is landlocked. I have no idea how this came about.

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selimthegrim 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm still shocked at Malá mořská víla too.

	▲	vjerancrnjak 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		If you remove diacritics its completely valid BCS and same meaning.

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secondcoming 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I use ‘alright?’ far more than ‘hello’

	▲	nephihaha 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly, there's another one. Another common one along with G'day, wassup, how ye doin?, hiya, wotcher, and all kinds of other things?

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GordonS 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Scotland?

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nephihaha 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes. Aye aye, fit like, chiel?

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GordonS 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Nae bad, nae bad min!

So, not just Scotland but North East Scotland? (I'm in the shire myself, previously Aberdeen)

	▲	technothrasher 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The first time I was in Scotland (from the US), the folks I was there to visit though it would be amusing to send me down to the pub below their flat to order dinner for us all. Off I went. But after accusing each other of not speaking English, I realized there was no way I was going to be able to communicate with the guy behind the bar. My friends laughed uproariously when I tucked tail and came back unsuccessful.
	▲	nephihaha 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I used to live at the other end of Aberdeenshire, right out in the countryside. I never get up there now. Not even Aberdeen although I plan to visit some time. Haven't been in years.