Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label English

English is a funny language, and ours is a funny culture!

So last night Tiff Tiff and I were talking (she was dictating from about 3 inches away from me and I was typing for her... I still don't know why...haha) and she started asking about weird things our culture does. Like...why do we have to say goodbye like 4 times on the phone? Why can't "Seeya" be enough on the phone, like it is in person? But if you say "seeya" on the phone, the other person still goes "have a good night" and you say "you too" and the other person says "goodbye" and you still feel obligated to say "bye." Why is this? It's really weird. Whereas in person, you can say "seeya" to someone, and then walk in different directions, not worrying about not having literally said "bye." So that got me thinking abot other funny things... When did "how are you" become a greeting? usually you say "hey how are you?" as one entire greeting, and it doesn't matter ...