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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[โ€“] grandkaiser@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My old man used to say (in a sing-song voice):

Hay is for horses

Sometimes cows

Chickens would eat it

But they don't know how

[โ€“] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

im old but you are most definitely older than i