Hello and hi. Do they mean the same things. Thanks in advance, old chaps.
Hello
hi
and I guess "HI" is very used by Americans. I think Americans use "hi" where the British would use "hello". In Britain "hi" is only (in the most cases) used by the young. Correct me if I'm wrong!
and I guess "HI" is very used by Americans. I think Americans use "hi" where the British would use "hello". In Britain "hi" is only (in the most cases) used by the young. Correct me if I'm wrong!
Larissa, usally everyone here in Britain says hi, simply because we're lazy and can't be bothered ;)
I'm young, so I use it, but it's also used by people of all ages
Ben.
I'm young, so I use it, but it's also used by people of all ages
Ben.
>>hi
and I guess "HI" is very used by Americans. I think Americans use "hi" where the British would use "hello". In Britain "hi" is only (in the most cases) used by the young. Correct me if I'm wrong!<<
Actually, at least here in southern Wisconsin, the normal informal greeting is "hey", not "hi", which also has different connotations from it here; in particular, "hi" comes off as being more distant and more dry than "hey" at least here.
and I guess "HI" is very used by Americans. I think Americans use "hi" where the British would use "hello". In Britain "hi" is only (in the most cases) used by the young. Correct me if I'm wrong!<<
Actually, at least here in southern Wisconsin, the normal informal greeting is "hey", not "hi", which also has different connotations from it here; in particular, "hi" comes off as being more distant and more dry than "hey" at least here.