#18 FRENCH – In French culture, you are family (dear friend) or you are not. Numerous RL people think the latter. In SL, we meet each other at the level of fantasy… immediate friendship if we connect properly. Bonjour means good day and Bonsoir means good evening. Bonsoir Tout Le Monde is hello everyone. Important To Know: Coucou (alternately Kikou) are very friendly forms of hello. Be careful with the following tag lines, but for French people you know well it’s perfectly okay to add: je taime means I love you and mon cheri means my lover. Coucou Je Taime!
#50 DUTCH – Dutch people have a reputation for being crazy funsters. Well deserved. Hoi Hoi is a very warm hello. A key tag line is Lekker Ding which means Babe! or Gorgeous! Moin is a bittersweet (subtly sarcastic) hello/goodbye used in Germany, Belgium, and Denmark too.
AUSSIEs and KIWIs are very special funsters who make great fun at the oddest hours. G’Day and Gidday mean good day. Ahoy is nautical hello. Key tag lines: Oi Oi Oi and Mate! Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi is the national cheer. In New Zealand, Kia Ora is hello in Maori, the native people.
LIGHTNING ROUND – Here is a quick review of other important ways to say hello… SCOTTISH: Slainte; IRISH: Cead Mille Falte means 1000 welcomes; ITALIAN: Ciao is hello and goodbye. Tag lines: Cara Mia means my love. Bene Bene means it’s all good. JAMACAIN: Blessed Love is a form of hello beloved in regge, soul, R&B communities in SL; HAWAIIAN: Aloha is a universal hello. Mahalo is hello and thank you; YISROEL: Shalom means peace. Shabbat Shalom on Friday nights and Saturdays. Yom Tov on holidays. SWEDISH / VIKING: Hej means hello and yes. Tag line: Pussar Och Kram means kisses and hugs, Puss is kiss, Tack is thank you; MERMISH: Tala is hello. Lusa Em is goodbye.
In AFRICA, Ubuntu is a universal hello which means human kindness. Possibly the most important thing you can learn from all this jazz. Now, you know enough to be dangerous. Please don’t cause any international incidents. LOL Go forth and have fun. From your heart-of-hearts, these incantations of love will spring forth… and multiply… Spread Peace, Love, and Harmony. Ciao! Dosvedanya! Au Revoir Tout Le Monde!
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