I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do with, though.
Not greeting people isn't enough. One also doesn't greet people one doesn't know.
Greetings, ax murderer! I was just wondering how you like your eggs?
It was as if the news itself wanted to reassure me. Even Jack the Ripper himself had reappeared as part of the greeting committee.
Don't tell your friends about your indigestion. "How are you" is a greeting, not a question.
Many dogs will give a greeting grin much like a human smile.
When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine.
I can never pass a cat in the street without greeting it and exchanging a few words, and the cat invariably replies.
Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving,and of families united.
Namaste. It was a Nepalese greeting. It meant: The light within me bows to the light within you.
Abe's face came back into focus. "Greetings, Zmey," I said weakly. Somehow, him being here didn't surprise me. "Nice of you to slither on in. " He shook his head, wearing a rueful smile. "I think you've outdone me when it comes to sneaking around dark corners. I thought you were on your way back to Montana. " "Next time, make sure you write a few more details into your bargains. Or just pack me up and send me back to the U. S. For real. " "Oh," he said, "that's exactly what I intend to do. " He kept smiling as he said it, but somehow, I had a feeling he wasn't joking.
Kvetha, Shur'tugal Greetings, Dragon Rider
Life was a series of greetings and farewells, one was always saying good-bye to something, to someone.
As far as I can tell, dumping soda on people is the equivalent of ‘Hi, it’s nice to meet you’ in this part of the world. Frankly, I think standard greetings work better, but what do I know?
