I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

  • shottymcb@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    We had “Hay is for horses, sometimes for cows, pigs don’t eat it 'cause they don’t know hows”