Comment by dosnem
Comment by dosnem 2 days ago
Sometimes you do it because if you just ask the question you get ignored but if you say hello and get a response ppl are less likely to ignore the second question. Thats the bigger reason than any rudeness reason i would think.
The opposite is true as well. If someone pings me hello, I might not answer immediately because I don't know if what follows will be a big or small thing, but after having replied I feel obligated to continue answering. So my decision is to not answer until I'm less busy.
If they however ask a question no hello style, I can quickly gauge if I can answer it immediately, or I should wait until a better time for me.
So the no hello might get an immediate response, the hello will wait until I can handle whatever.