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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.

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[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 18 points 11 months ago (4 children)

A few years ago a very boomer gen-xer tried this on me and got very enraged when I would say "hey" instead of "hello {his name}". At one point even threatened me.

[–] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

What, no salutations? So rude!

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I believe it. I have seen them melt down over the tinest thing. You can shorten my name, like pretty much every first name, and one of the old shits I used to work with would scream and yell about it.

[–] Metatronz@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I like to mix it up with a 'howdy' too. Kind of a throwback 'hey'.