Why do people say good morning, have a nice day and other meaningless crap?

its when people are trying to be nice

It's just part of the culture.

Anger management may be on the cards

One of my friends earlier today told me to "have a good day" when I left. Made my day.

I don't know how kindness and decency = "meaningless crap"

What do you want them to say? It the other feel better when you say something nice.

"Get the hell out of my face and go rot in hell"

It's called being polite.

This is why you don't have any friends.

How about "hello" is just as meaningless using that logic.

As a matter of fact, half of all verbal communication is meaningless, using that logic. Regardless of what it means exactly, it's a nice gesture. Jesus, you sound like you just quit smoking.

Depends on who I'm with. Some people are more enthusiastic/over the top and I usually greet them in kind, some just like a little fist pump and I'm fine with that too

Manners? Politeness? Common courtesy? Any of these ring a bell, TC?

:?

Being congenial was not a vice, last I checked. People are insular enough as it is, without breaking social convention and being even more so.

It's a way of being politewhile greeting someone. You are wishing that that person has a good morning.

Travo_basic

i have a better question what do you say back to them. ive not ever been able to get these right.

It's only polite. Would you rather someone tell you to go **** yourself?

It's called being polite or being friendly.

It's polite, a feel good factor? :)

I like how TC just gave up halfway through :lol:

I don't know about anyone else, but when I say "good morning" it means that I am in a good mood and that I am happy to see the person to whom I am saying said phrase, which generally also includes the implicit notion that I feel that the morning has been good and that I hope that the same can be said for the other person.

When I have not had a very good morning, I don't say "good morning". :P

its pleasant to hear, thoughtful and polite, TC.. thats why.. :)

its only meaningless if you dont mean it..

Do you just walk past them and avoid their gaze?

Its a way to be polite without having to have a conversation and staying on their good side with minimal effort done, if you don't do it then now is the time to start... as another said it's like hello, its just nice to say to others and in our society is almost expected

Well, I guess to be polite. Actually... I will rarely say it to people offline. Why? Sometimes people like to get an attitude about it. I don't say anything unless someone else says something first, I just keep walking. :PMistressMinako

[QUOTE="MistressMinako"]Well, I guess to be polite. Actually... I will rarely say it to people offline. Why? Sometimes people like to get an attitude about it. I don't say anything unless someone else says something first, I just keep walking. :PTravo_basic

I myself prefer to use "May the force be with you".

It's the small change of civilised behaviour that enables society to function in a productive manner.

Well when it gets typical and loses its meaning I dont like it either.

It's a way of being politewhile greeting someone. You are wishing that that person has a good morning.

Travo_basic

There is agreement among etymologists that Goodbye, Good morning, Good afternoon, etc. all derive from the word 'God.' 'Goodbye' specifically being a shortened form of 'God be with you' (God be = good bye). All these greeting and parting expressions are found in early English literature, recorded as early as 1200. There, you've now been shown to be unintentionally religious simply by being polite. :Pmindstorm

It's a polite greeting and a way of wishing someone well. Nothing wrong with that in my book.

Seems a little strange that anyone would become angry over a polite greeting.:?

It's a way of being politewhile greeting someone. You are wishing that that person has a good morning.

Travo_basic

There is agreement among etymologists that Goodbye, Good morning, Good afternoon, etc. all derive from the word 'God.' 'Goodbye' specifically being a shortened form of 'God be with you' (God be = good bye). All these greeting and parting expressions are found in early English literature, recorded as early as 1200. There, you've now been shown to be unintentionally religious simply by being polite. :Pmindstorm