:-) Good one! :-) :-) :-)
2017-03-23 10:49 GMT+01:00 <smajerus@xxxxxxxxx>:
Good morning,
"In Iraq, the English word hello has become entrenched in the parting
protocol, usually as a decrescendo—HELLO, Hello, hello—until a call is
disconnected or a door shut. Many Iraqis say they have no idea why.
(...)
The way some Iraqis say hello to mean goodbye is just one of many
peculiarities that make Iraqi Arabic unique among the Arabic dialects of
the Middle East. The vernacular here echoes a mishmash of historical
influences: ancient Islamic empires, British colonial rule and, more
recently, Western-style consumerism and the internet."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraqis-dont-know-why-you-say-go
odbyethey-prefer-to-say-hello-1490108549
hello, bye bye, hello, hello,
stephanie
