to not like it when people say hiya

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I just don’t get the purpose of it’s much more formal and polite to say hello or even hi.

'Hiya!' was DS1's first word! I still remember the occasion where he somehow got hold of our cordless phone and rang 999 . I got a call back asking if there really was a fire at the property. I had no idea what the woman was talking about, until she said what sounded like a child had phoned them, saying what sounded like 'FIRE! Fire!' several times before hanging up. At that point I realised it was DS yelling 'HIYA!'. I was mortified and ensured he couldn't ever get hold of the phone again!

Funny thing is, I don't say hiya at all (I don't think?). But my family do and my sister had been trying to teach him to say hiya the week before. I grew up in Yorkshire, live in Lancashire now and nearly everyone I know says it. I'd love it if my DC said 'ey up' to me but alas it is not to be, they both sound nore Lancashire than Yorkshire in both accent and dialect.

This was a doctor that said this to me not a friend or family member.

Perish the thought a health care professional might try to be friendly and put you at ease.

I suggest you don't visit us in Manchester then OP

Do you prefer to shake hands with your children too Op?

This made me actually laugh out loud

That Richard bloke on Pointless says it every day. It's strangely annoying.

This was a doctor that said this to me not a friend or family member

Massive drip fee................ actually no still still unreasonable

OMG not a doctor. Definitely report him. What was he thinking.

Hiya from Ireland

Strangely my Welsh son, studying in Cardiff has taken to messaging me 'Hello there Mother'.....

My 14yo son finds it amusing to refer to me as 'Mother' these days. I ask him to do something - 'Yes, Mother...' if he's feeling particularly cheeky I get 'Mother Dearest'! I swear I am not Joan Crawford nor do I parent like her

As long as it's not followed by a karate chop or addressing a judge or the like hiya is fine. (Scotland here).

Hiyaaa from Liverpool 😁 my two year old says it's to everyone in every shop we go in "hiya hiya hiya hiya hiya" very repetitive and adorable

Its a HAIA from me. Strong emphasis on the A’s.

Doctors aren't a breed apart ! Mind you , I might be a bit surprised if one said 'Wotcha mate' when I walked in .

Bit of an odd thing to get worked up about in my opinion.

HIYA
What an odd thing to be annoyed about.

North east here. Everyone says it. Much more common than hello. Hi sounds weirdly unfriendly

What would Mumsnet be without the weekly "AIBU to expect the rest of the world to observe my regional habits"?

It looks like you don't get the purpose of punctuation either.

Is this Jacob Rees Mogg testing the waters for a new government initiative???

I never say it but I don't mind it. It's better than the American "hey". In my experience in Ireland (extensive but not too recent) everyone said "howya". I tend to say "awright?"

Wow.

Doctor says “hiya” - shocker.

YABU.

Hiya OP

i wonder if the OP's origin is not british.
may have felt this form of greeting was lacking in respect, being over familiar.
there are so many variants in use now, i guess it can be a bit baffling to a non-native speaker.

😂😂😂

Brummie here who says “Or’rite” to friends & acquaintances & “Hiya” as a more formal friendly greeting. Shoot me.

(And of course the “or’rite” MUST be accompanied with a quick raise & drop of the chin)