What is a another way to greet people instead of saying  Greetings?  Im in a pageant and I don't want to say greetings cause everyone says that
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Ahoy!\nHola!\nHowdy!\nGood Day!\nBuenos Dias!\nHow are you!\nHow's it going!
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hug them when u say hi and bye
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Dear friend, I feel this one hits close to home. I know exactly how you feel. This past year at school we were banned from saying merry Christmas. They even stopped putting up the Christmas tree in the lobby because they were afraid they'd offend somebody. To me that's just ridiculous. What that is is people being overly politically correct. Say it how you were raised. If I'm not mistaken isn't it all basically the same thing any way? If you were raised to celebrate Kwanzaa say Happy Kwanza! The message is all the same no matter how you say it. And that is good tidings. I hope I helped, sweetie. \n\nYour friend\n\n~senge~
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DAM WHY DID YOU ASK THIS ? \nI HATE TO SAY THIS TO YOU, BUT I WOULD BE 1 OF THOSE RUDE PEOPLE, BUT NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO. IT'S SO QUICK WHEN YOU BY PASS SOMEONE. THEREFORE IN MY HEAD I JUST THINK WHY DIDN'T YOU SMILE BACK HOW RUDE OF ME, MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE ARE THINKING VERY HARD OF SOMETHING, WELL I CAN ONLY TALK FOR MY SELF, BUT I DO FEEL BAD WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I'M SORRY .
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There are a lot of rude people out there.  I don't know if it is just distraction, everyone so busy and rushing and not paying attention.  Or is it just simply lack of being brought up with manners?  I would just ignore it and take the high road by being polite.  If everyone does this, the world will be a better place and maybe it will catch on.  In the end, they are the one that looks bad to anyone observing and you can feel good that you aren't them.
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You don't have to feel obliged to be a social butterfly. It's hard to talk to people you don't know. Just smile and say hi.
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in that particular case, I would smile real big and mouth the words "thank you"  kill rude people with kindness, I like doing that because it really pisses them off lol  There really isn't much you can do with people like that, you can stoop to their level or rise above.  Good luck!
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from a woman of color.\n\ndont think of us and yourself and others as a color when talking to someone. simply say hello.\n\ni find it easier for me to start off by saying a wisecracking joke that is not offensive to anyone around me. but for others a simple hello is fine.
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Is it a participatory class or are you expected to sit quietly and pay attention to the teacher?  Certainly not greeting the other students could be considered rude but aside from that I guess it's just a matter of personal preference.
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say hi , hello give smile than keep on
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Be creative about it.  A lot of people start by introducing themselves.  I started mine with a quote from a poem.
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Take a cheerful part in conversation as long as you can and then when the talk veers away from what you are able to take part in, excuse yourself politely and go do your cross-stitch.  It's your attitude that is the key to whether you come off rude or not. You shouldn't feel obligated to continue "for hours" having to take part in conversation on topics that you don't feel connected to.
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Here's a site with a good list of things that you should do!\n\nw.sideroad.com/Business_Etiquette/meeting-and-greeting.html
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I think it is fine and dandy that you say Happy Holidays as opposed to Merry Christmas but I will say Merry Christmas as opposed to Happy Holidays. Why? Because I grew up with it being Christmas... Christmas vaction, Christmas caroling... ect. I was Catholic but now I am one who follows no particular religion and I have no religious conotaions to my message. It is just how I extend my wishes to others... and that's that. I have no issue with whatever greeting people choose. I do have a problem when... say a Walmart greeter gets sued for saying "Merry Christmas". That is just low and petty. And it makes me all the more defiant about it... so this year my "Merry Christmas's" may be laced with a little acidy hiss that may even make Santa cower... (kidding by the way)
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Seinfeld... what a great show I definately remember that episode.\n\nThat hurts, when people won't even day hi to you.  That is so rude.\n\nI say continue to be the bigger person.  Don't stop saying hi.  Make small chat, go right up in there with the group and see what they say to you.\n\nThere is also the possibility that you may be slightly paranoid.  Don't be!  Stand up for yourself, and don't sink to their level.
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Walk straight up in a non threatening way and say....Hi my name is............, how are you?
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Its not easy, but just smile, and say hi.....my name is XXXX, than talk about the weather, or whatever