how is the polite greeting manner in australia?

Question

not in everyday life, but in having a business and dealing with client, also how's the manner in a business dinner?do we have to pay or the client has to?

Answer 1

For the office

Good Morning
Good Afternoon
Good Evening

In the street and shops

How are you? they will ask you when meeting you in every shop.
Your reply: Good... and you?
Never discuss how you really are because they don't want to know.

I don't like to lie.
So if I don't feel good, I reply with "Hi" or "Hello".

Between friends, I simply use Gooday at all times of day.

Answer 2

"Hello, how are you? It's nice to meet you" would be an appropriate polite greeting for meeting someone for the first time. If it was not a first meeting then just "Hello, how are you?"

If it was a friend, you might use "g'day" but generally it would be "Hi, how're you doing?" or "How're you?" or "Hello, how're you keeping?" (this is asking about general health/well being)


If it was a close friend, it could be even more shortened to "Hi, how are ya?" or just "How are ya?"

Australians will shorten words wherever possible and elide them as well, so "how're you doing" may well end up being said as one word "howyadoin'?"

You may well put the person's name first in any of these greetings, instead of the "hello/hi" part:

"Mr Harris - how are you? Its nice to meet you."

"Bob - how're you doing?"

When you do this you say the person's name as a statement and then follow with the query about their health.

(As the previous answer said - the query about health is a formality - if you are ill you might say - "Oh I have been better" but never "I am feeling really ill" and NEVER details. Generally you would say "Fine thank you" or "Not too bad" which oddly mean that you are feeling well. "I'm not too bad at all" is positively effusive - they feel great. Australians have a habit of using the negative to mean a positive in this fashion. "She is not bad looking" means "she is good looking" or "she is attractive".

Answer 3

Well answered by everyone - so I won't add anything except that I totally agree with Mardy. DON'T say "G'day mate" if you are a foreigner and new to Australia. It does not sound good and it is not always appropriate in all situations. Any Aussie who hear you say that will think that your sum total knowledge of Australia you got was from watching Crocodile Dundee

Answer 4

Not all of us have a plum in our mouths mate.Here's a good one, "How ya goin mate?Did ja av a goodweegend?Thats on a Monday morning at work." Ay Barry, ya tossa, wanna schooner?Thats to your mate at the pub." Jeezus mate, I avn't seenyou in ages!" When meeting an old friend."Alright ya bastards,who's shout is it?"When at the pub and no one has offered to "shout" you a drink."Gidday sweetheart.Whatyer avin?"When asking a girl if she would like a drink.So you see mate, everyone talks different.

Answer 5

If you are a foreigner, do NOT say "g'day".
At best it sounds laboured. At worst it sounds condescending

Answer 6

bussiness diner. you invite someone out you pay.
this is very basic in bussiness dealings.
remember I am doing you a favour in coming out to hear you .

Answer 7

g'day mate

Answer 8

gooddai, mike

Answer 9

How they hangen ?

Answer 10

g'day.....how ya goin'