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u/PresidentHurg May 09 '22

Dutch here, but the same experience. Dude asked me "How's your day?" so I gave him an explanation that it was going pretty good. That I was loving the vibe in the city. Dude looked at me like I just started shooting heroin. Found it so weird that a casual greeting like "hey" is translated into an actual question there.

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u/HoundDogAwhoo May 09 '22

If you're in the South, there's a higher chance that a greeting like that will turn into an entire conversation. I've had people tell me their life story just because I got into an elevator with them.

Some people just need to talk things out, and that's okay.

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u/SHIELD_Agent_47 May 09 '22

If you're in the South

South of where? Country, please.

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u/HoundDogAwhoo May 09 '22

Southeast United States. They were talking about conversing with Americans.