Alisa Morgunova
Hi yourself: rudeness or not? One day a friend of mine greeted me saying "hi", so I greeted him back saying "hi yourself": just tired of saying "hi" and "hello" every time and wanted to greet my friend a very different way. Then he asked if I have a problem; he probably considered such a greeting as rude. Was he right? Is "hi yourself" really impolite? I'll appreciate you just answering the question. :)
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New Zealand English (Closer to British English) . Impolite: no. With agressive tone: maybe. Normal use would be as you intended it. Jovial & more interesting than "hi". . Rather like take care of yourself. . With a different tone., it could indeed be taken to be saying that the person should not have said that. Imaging saying It is not my job: Do it yourself! . Seems the interpretation might be regional.
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Thank you all for help!
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I agree with John. As John suggests, it sounds confusing at best and many (most ?) will think it rude or flippant. No native speaker would say it where I am.
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I'm sure you meant "yourself" as "to you too" but he probably thought you meant "Go say hi to yourself" or something, LOL! Hope he cleared the misunderstanding... I usually say "Yo!" so maybe you can use that too if you want a new greeting haha 😂
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I could see how it might be taken as rude or flippant. It doesn't have a clear meaning to me as a native speaker in the U.S., so I wouldn't recommend it; it could cause confusion or misunderstanding.
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