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What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by kingsots(m): 2:53pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
Hello friends, I want to shear a conversation that ensued between an elderly man and myself this afternoon and I want your candid opinion. Me: Good afternoon sir Elderly man: Good day Steve(not real name), hope you are doing fine? Me: Am doing great sir, how are you too sir......|| Then I got the shocker. Elderly man: It's wrong to ask an elderly person 'how are you' Well I haven't heard that before and all I could do out of shock was to smile and say 'ok sir' So pls I want to know if I was wrong to ask him how he was doing? |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Nobody: 2:55pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
It is wrong! Very wrong!! |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Nobody: 3:06pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
I don't think there's anything wrong with it. There's nothing disrespectful about it and you didn't mean any harm by it. Maybe you should have put the sir at the end, "How are you, Sir?" instead of just "How are you?". |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by uboma(m): 3:09pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
kingsots: Hello friends, I want to shear a conversation that ensued between an elderly man and myself this afternoon and I want your candid opinion. personally, i dont see anything wrong with asking an elder 'how are u' as long as i do so politely |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by dopeJemi: 3:53pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
Billyonaire: It is wrong! Very wrong!! PLs telL me why its wrong.. Nigerians av a very very poor mentaLity, if d man is sick, and dis same boy goes 2 ask him Hau Hez doing, he'd respond by saying 'ah! My son I'm fine, getting better.. Thank you' nau telL me d difference.. Same question by d same person.. Ders nothing wrong in asking ur eLder 'hau are u' and ders another 1.. D 'Goodmorning/afternoon' we say.. Parents think its a sign of respect, and if u don't say it, u r rude and disrespectfuL, very bad mentaLity.. Goodmorning is just phrase/word dat can be said by any1 2 any1, weda by an oLd man 2 a young boy, vice versa |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by greedie1(f): 7:48pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
nothing wrong wit it... |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by kingsots(m): 8:46pm On Apr 21, 2013 |
Yield: I don't think there's anything wrong with it. There's nothing disrespectful about it and you didn't mean any harm by it. I used 'sir' at the end. I couldn't have missed it...he is as old as my father. |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Nobody: 12:50am On Apr 22, 2013 |
Billyonaire: It is wrong! Very wrong!! Really? It's not sufficient to say it's very wrong, you need to state WHY you feel it's wrong. |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by slimyem: 1:14am On Apr 22, 2013 |
It isn't wrong.You should have politely asked the man why he thought it wrong...make ot seem like you want to learn from him. Our people and respect-too much wahala |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by kingsots(m): 1:44am On Apr 22, 2013 |
slimyem: It isn't wrong.You should have politely asked the man why he thought it wrong...make ot seem like you want to learn from him. I guess that's what I could have done. I was just too shocked to utter anyother word. |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Freiburger(m): 11:59am On Apr 22, 2013 |
Billyonaire: It is wrong! Very wrong!!Oga Billy tell us wetin wrong for dere na. |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Freiburger(m): 12:07pm On Apr 22, 2013 |
Apart from the age thing, i also found out that how you relpy older people's greetings can also be very offensive to many Nigerians. For example, i met a Nigerian in his early 50's who asked me quote, '' how are you doing?'' and i answered, quote, '' i'm doing great, and you''? he found my reply very offensive becaused i also asked how he was doing . |
Re: What's Wrong With Asking Someone Older 'how Are You'? by Gudiza(m): 1:15pm On Apr 22, 2013 |
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