This Is This

You know how sometimes when someone says hello to a group of people and they all say hello back at the same time and then you say hello a second later and the orginal person replies with a hello for you?

That means that you were not part of the group they were saying hello to.

Although well meaning, it couldn’t be more exclusive. It’s kind of like: “Well, I was actually saying hello to this group of people, but here’s your one.”

They weren’t even expecting to say hello to you either, and when you said “hi”, you caught them halfway through a breath which they interrupted to say “hi” back.

You’re there and they have said hello to everyone else, and there’s a little hello, just for you.

This individual hello can be made worse if the word “oh” is attached before it, as in “oh - you’re here” or if your name is at the end of it. “Hello everyone! Hi Cliff. Hey look everyone, Cliff’s here.”

Then someone points and everyone laughs and I look down and I realise I’m wearing nothing but Post-it Notes and there’s a breeze picking up.

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