LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoIs this you?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down17
arrow-up1535arrow-down1imageIs this you?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·6 months agoPeople aren’t waiting for the answer so I doubt they even notice that you didn’t ask
minus-squareteslekova@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 months agoThe answer is not the point. The question is what people expect. It is a gesture of friendly respect.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoWhen I ask someone I do generally listen to the reply because I care about the person and want to know how they feel. Most people I ask do ask me back so I try to have an answer ready and it is noticeable when it doesn’t happen, but I don’t mind.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI’m not so sure anymore, I’ve had co-workers grumble to me so-and-so doesn’t greet people back at work.
People aren’t waiting for the answer so I doubt they even notice that you didn’t ask
The answer is not the point. The question is what people expect. It is a gesture of friendly respect.
Unless you’re in Europe
“Salut, ça va?”
Fair enough
When I ask someone I do generally listen to the reply because I care about the person and want to know how they feel. Most people I ask do ask me back so I try to have an answer ready and it is noticeable when it doesn’t happen, but I don’t mind.
I’m not so sure anymore, I’ve had co-workers grumble to me so-and-so doesn’t greet people back at work.