n Canada, the common phrase upon greeting someone after Helllo, Hi, or Hey is 'How are you?'. It's a logical phrase and shows interest in the well being of the other person. In London, and quite possibly the rest of Great Britain, the phrase is 'You alright?'.
Now, it's taken me a month to catch on to this question commonly being asked to me by friendly staff I have encountered at schools. At first, I thought it was because I had a scared, concerned look of uncertainty plastered on my face. But, now that I'm becoming more familiar with some schools and I know that I look confident, and the question is still being asked, I think I finally get it! At last, the time that officially made this discovery was this morning when I witnessed a number of times 'You alright?' being asked between teachers upon arriving in their classrooms. As I think about, I don't know if I've actually heard a British person ask 'How are you?'. Quite interesting.
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