So I have been ever so careful when using « hey » over a « hi » or a « hello ». I thought this was a very English thing, but quite surprising to find quite a few English folks on this page to be okay with « hey ».
I have a problem with being addressed by the word « Hey ». Third, because they will continue to do so because they think they are better/higher than you. Lastly, it makes me feel that as a human being, we haven’t made it as far as we thought.
In Britain it would suggest you are about to rebuke or criticise the addressee, and is no good as a greeting for this reason. On the other hand the British really don’t know what to say instead of ‘hey’. Here in Dorset people enquire, seemingly anxiously, « You all right then? » on a rising note which can end in a shriek. I would prefer ‘hey’, but settle for ‘good evening/morning/afternoon’.
I have discovered an American comedy show on British television called ‘Everyone loves Raymond’, in which all members of a family www.hookupdate.net/escort-index/sacramento/ whose ancestors come from Italy but who now live on Long Island greet one another on each entrance on set by saying ‘hey’ in a listless manner
Title: « Hi is for Girls »Hey everybody! Its almost 11 years later from the original post. There was a fellow Cincinnatian who posted how we used it here. Cincinnati is considered the « Gateway to the North » & we have both Northern & Southern influences here. Continuer la lecture de « Hey is fast becoming the silent language of lovers »