和How are you doing?How's it going?以及What's new?……,都是美国人常说的寒暄语,一般认为是从黑人语言中而来,是很常用的打招呼方式.
不过,还有一种情况也很常见,就是对方也回答了一句What's up?.在这种情况下,What's up几乎相当于Hello.
另外,据介绍说在南非打招呼是How zit?,说是从How is it?衍生变化而来.打招呼的方式还真是多样.下次可别只会干巴巴地问How are you.