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Re:Please don't say just hello in chat by brocha on Thursday July 06, 2023 @07:28PM (#36624765)
There is also a cultural component to saying hello/hi before stating your request. Almost every Asian/Indian person I have worked with starts a conversation this way. I asked a friend one time and they just said it is polite so I stopped caring
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Re:Please don't say just hello in chat by xela79 on Friday July 07, 2023 @04:01AM (#36628643)
the point is not to "not" say hello. But to have your message include the actual reason for contacting them.

so instead of 8:14 "hello" 9:15 "actual question"

sent 8:14 "Hello, actual question"

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