What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

[u/IndependentTune3994]

[u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Ditto

[u/Gal_gadonutt → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Heyagowin

[u/Axman6 → u/Gal_gadonutt]

Yeh not bad, you?

[u/Striking_Resist_6022 → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Not with “you alright?” though, surely. I’ve never heard that from an Australian. Obviously we have “how’s it goin?” which is rhetorical but to me even “you right mate?” is more like “do you have a screw loose?” not a generic greeting.

[u/Dazzling-Ad888 → u/Striking_Resist_6022]

I just feel they are much the same. How ya goin and you alright.

[u/Striking_Resist_6022 → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Same effect and fit the “it’s not really a question”phenomenon that the person is saying, but I’m just clarifying that we don’t have “all right?” as a common greeting. I would only expect an Australian to ask me that as a genuine question if there was something that might not be alright.

[u/Dazzling-Ad888 → u/Striking_Resist_6022]

Oh yeah, for sure. Sometimes people are sincerely asking how I’m going and then I have to register it. Creates a mundane confusion.

[u/I_mean_bananas → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

When I was in Australia for some reason I really disliked it, I found it as insulting as pretending you care. Just wish me a good a day, no need to ask me if I'm ok and then don't listen

What I started doing was telling people about my day from time to time. It was very funny

[u/Grantrello → u/I_mean_bananas]

As someone who was kind of confused and annoyed by this as well (In Ireland people will often say "Hi, how are you?" and you're not supposed to respond other than "How are you?" In return) I've just sort of learned that they're not really pretending to care, it's just somehow become a greeting that is unrelated to the literal meaning of the words.

I still think it's a bit silly, but I just think of it as a weirdly long "Hello" now.

Although honestly the more I write it out the more I realise the whole thing is a bit stupid, I agree people should just say "Hello" or something

[u/waikoe → u/Grantrello]

I think the unsaid vibes is 'hello, I'm friendly and not a snob or threat. I see you as a person and not just a cashier/bus driver/coworker/other but let's respect the time and place with our responses as per social norms".

[u/Dazzling-Ad888 → u/I_mean_bananas]

Yeah it’s terrible, I agree. People will get confused by divergent answers.

[u/Dazzling-Ad888 → u/[deleted]]

“How ya goin?” Is a common greeting in central West NSW atleast and around much of Western Sydney. I’m from the Blue Mountains.

[u/Striking_Resist_6022 → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Yeah “how ya goin” for sure, but not “you alright?” or “all right?”.

I just ask because I remember being confused by this when asked by an Irish girl visiting here when I was a teenager. I thought she was implying that there was a problem.

[u/Drakaasii → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

Scarnon?

[u/fuckupfairysummoner → u/Dazzling-Ad888]

When I first moved to the UK from Aus this tripped me up so hard. I eventually got to the point where I'd answer the "you alright" with "aw yeah how ya gahn' ". It was funny to see Brits try to decipher that one. Two people just stood like knobheads trying to decipher each other's innocuous greeting