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Being from the UK (living in the US now), I've never used the term 'hey guys', with my English accent it would sound like I'm being a fake or trying to hard to
by vlod 6y ago
Being from the UK (living in the US now), I've never used the term 'hey guys', with my English accent it would sound like I'm being a fake or trying to hard to be hip.
Likewise, there's not a chance in hell I can pull off "hey y'all", well maybe if I was wearing a cowboy hat... :)
In any case, I use "Hey peeps..." (peeps -> people), which doesn't offend people (afaik).
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoThat's the beauty of language. We can choose our phrases and words, influenced by the people of our geography. You are free to choose peeps, and I am free to choose guys, until there are laws against it (coming soon, I'm sure). Someone can also choose to be offended or not. Apparently this has been forgotten in modern times.
- nitrogen 6y agoIn any case, I use "Hey peeps..." (peeps -> people), which doesn't offend people (afaik). I thought of the same thing, but there are these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps
- yerwhat01010 6y agoReally? I'm from the UK and I find "hey guys" and "you guys" to be quite common there. Maybe it's a generational thing - I'm sure it's something we picked up from the U.S.. The idea that it's sexist or problematic to address a mixed group as "guys" doesn't quite seem to have crossed the Atlantic yet, but I'm sure it's coming. The U.K. is never too far behind American cultural trends, especially the insane ones.
- vlod 6y ago>Maybe it's a generational thing Probably, I've been in the US for ~20 years.