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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Just the current incarnation of "How do you do?", which I believe made it to the American West as "Howdy".
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Howdy is popular in Texas and the American South, I think, but not so much where I live.
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Originally Posted by DMB
Whereabouts in England was that? I visit England regularly and I can't say I've encountered that as a normal thing.
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I travel regularly to Southern England, more specifically the areas surrounding the Solent: Isle of Wight - Southampton - Portsmouth. It's very beautiful in the coastal areas, the people are friendly, and I very much enjoy it there.
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Originally Posted by rtype
There have been a couple of articles over the past year where people visiting Ireland have expressed amusement/irritation at our tendency to say "How are you", or "How's it going" in place of hello, and most often not expecting/listening to the response.
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That would be the typical American greeting that I'm used to as well.
