Fluttershutter 2,505 January 8, 2020 Share January 8, 2020 Sports and celebrities. On 7/27/2018 at 7:11 PM, 碇 シンジン said: I dont like idle chatter like saying hello or thank you or anything that doesn't really offer anything substantial to the conversation Yes! They're called phatic expressions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression "Hello" and "Thank you" don't bother me so much but things like "How are you?", "Have a nice day" and "Bless you". It's just a play people put on ten times a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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