I’m asking because it’s a very normal thing to do here.
When you enter a room, but also things like a hairdresser or say a small cafe, you say hello to the people there and say goodbye when leaving. Or when taking a bus, you say hello to the driver and goodbye or thank him when getting off.
I was only recently told by some online friends of mine that this is pretty weird in other places. So I’m wondering if I’m (or my country) is the weird one or them
Unspecified Europe here. Some people say hi at waiting rooms, I don’t, since at that space especially I want to be left alone and not in any way encourage conversation from randos.
Other places, it depends but generally also no, unless I’m greeted. I guess I feel that the personnel has no obligation to acknowledge me unless I actually want something. In which case I do say hi for sure.