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am_Unition · 3649 days ago · link · · parent · post: 3 American Habits I Lost When I Moved to Finland
Yep. I'm American, and in my (American) workplace, it's just usually polite to acknowledge someone's existence, and the "how are you doing" phrase just seems to be the go-to acknowledgement for the time being. Now that I think about it, I'm the only one who'll ever say things like "Ehh, I'm OK, just working like mad on such-and-such project," or "Pshh, I'm on nights this week. Sucks." I guess that's just what I wish they'd tell me. I like to know what everyone specializes in and what they're up to. Plus, when I need help, I can rotate between them and I don't have to bother just one co-worker all the time. At least more people here have "Cheers!" in their signature these days...