Do you want to talk or do you want information? Asking a question gets you the requested information when I respond, and a Hello is a request to talk. Asking

Do you want to talk or do you want information? Asking a question gets you the requested information when I respond, and a Hello is a request to talk. Asking for a hello is holding the information until I'm engaged, at which point we should just meet for 5 minutes because it will be faster.