to really dislike the way that people go "hiyaaaaaaaa, how are yooooou?"

[yellowraincoat]

It seems to be a particularly British thing whereby people try to denote "niceness".

My neighbour has had 2 visitors today (popular) and each time all parties have gone "hiyyaaaaaa, how are yoooooou, aaaaaw, you look loooooooooovely."

It just starts to grate after a bit.

I am 100% aware of the fact that I do exactly the same thing.

YADDDDDDDDNNNNBU

shouldn't it be YAAAAAADNBUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cringe]

At least the word 'babe' wasn't involved

YANBU
I have a colleague who does this, and in the loudest, sing-songiest voice ever. She sounds like she's talking to a 2 year old. I'm all for being positive and friendly but it's just so grating!

I can't say for sure if "babe" wasn't mentioned.

I do this too and I annoy myself. I also say mom instead of mum. Sorry, babe.

Vile isn't it? And so bloody false. I have a theory that the more exuberant the greeter is, the more she hates the greetee. I currently have no exuberant greeters in my life thank God.

Babe.

Friendly and caring is great. Eye contact, nice hug, genuine compliment - but people who call each other babe the whole time and say 'you look luuuuuuvly' at 1million decibels before the house door is fully opened are big fat fakers.

It couldve gone like this HIYA BABEZ YOU LOOK LUSH TODAY . some people are just perky just to balance out your grumpiness

i never forget a woman came in to the officer where i worked, said to my colleagues,
Hellllo, how are you, fine thank you.
without a breath
ha ha
oh we laughed when she had gone

Lush! I think I escaped the UK before this word became fashionable.

Very tempted to visit someone back home and say 'Hiiiiiya! You look like a lush today!' and blame translation issues.

Lush.

Me and my partner call each other "babe". It is a bit naff.

I work with people from various countries and they always remark on the fact that British people say "hiyaaa, how are yoooou" and then don't wait for an answer.

YANBU

And what's more it's positively un-British! I thought we were all supposed to be vair reserved .

{grin]lush in scotland is an insult everywhere else in the uk it seems to mean lovely or sexy or whatever, in scotland it means lady drunk

although i have heard and cringed at hearing teen girls say it

I have to admit that I do this but is totally unintentional and I cringe every time I hear myself do it! Shame on me! I hate the babe thing too unless it's my mummy saying it to me as she always has for as long as I can remember! :o

YANBU!

Oh yellow you grumpy ol caaaah

Mrsjay, I think lush means that everywhere in the Uk, but it also can be used to describe, for example, grassy meadows and other vegetation. I guess that positive meaning is how it got adopted as a compliment.

Sounds really false to me tbh.

I would also like to add that I think 'babe' in a relationship is fine, but friends saying it to each other, or even worse strangers saying it, totally makes my teeth itch!

I prefer the traditional translation of lady drunk

I AM a grump. My upstairs neighbours are so perky. We've been here 2 years and they've only had one argument.

It's unnatural.

YANBU.

I have now stopped saying "How are you?" as part of a greeting because it's become a "Hi, how are you?" "Fine, and you?" "Fine thanks" formality where no-one actually seems to give a shit and no-one tells the truth anyway.

I do sound rather rude though.