I’ve heard more than a few people ask me this, instead of “How are you?”… must be a lazy person’s way of not having to move their mouths too much. Sounds ridiculous, but then again, I find myself saying “'tsup?” or falling back on “howyoodooin?” in my old NY accent - both easier on the jaw.
So, ha-a-yee?
Howdy.
Just fine.
You should go to Texas where the standard greeting is “Haaaah! Howruuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?”
Bonus points if you can make howruuuuuuuuuuuuuuu a single syllable.
In the Dortmunder books by Donald Westlake, the standard greeting among the gang members is given as “Harya.”
I thought this was the Hawaii joke.
But I’m fine thanks.
Jeet?
No, jew?
Well, why don’t you both go sit in the fronchroom while I make up sumpineet.
Ahyahll makin’ funna hah-eye tahk when ahm tahd? Because it’s a burden to NOT do it at work. What’s especially difficult is to, when given the name of who I should contact, repeat it back in Yankee, not local, since receptionist will still hear it rhotic, as I’m a Yankee. Unless I’ve already code-switched into Piedmont, in which case I leave the note, “You have an accent,” pointedly not “Y’all gotta accent,” appropriate to the region. But I still have to type the name in Yankee.
Thenk’ye kindly.
Hev yeh noted thet the folks in Nawthuhn Illinois hev nah idea hah tah tahk awh be polaht?
It’s like I’m speaking a different language.
Jak se máš?
First question my dad always asks his mother on the phone. Great way to start a conversation with the Czech in your life.
'Squeet.
Tater salid, banes ‘n’ slaw? I gotta hankrin.
J D Salinger’s character asked “Jeet jet?”
In New Orleans, it used to be “Yat?” (Where are you at, in your present condition?) I think the New Orleans accent even became known as "speaking Yat).
Here where I live now in Texas, it’s “Doon?” (How are you doing?)
Fair t’middlin.
Saw a whole conversation like that once.
JAV NUFF DEET? JAUNT SMORE? EAR YAR!
Once? I’m from Georgia, we have that conversation at least 3 times a day! Only it’s "Jagitanuf teet?
