I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

  • MJKee9@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In the nineties, i had an old guy respond “‘Hey’ is the first stage of horse shit.”. I still use it to this day.

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      1 year ago

      that’s so much better. I’m 100% incorporating that into my daily phrases

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      1 year ago

      I disagree with the ends, but I can’t fault the means. That’s fantastic.