Observed arrival · 2026-08-30
No Hello: Ask the Question First
A light-hearted etiquette guide arguing that chat messages should include the question instead of stopping at “hello.”
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The guide demonstrates its argument through paired chat transcripts rather than relying only on etiquette rules. One example shows a greeting at 2:15 PM followed by an answer at 2:20 PM, while the question-first version receives a reply at 2:15 PM. The page also explains that a complete first message lets an absent recipient answer later without having to reconstruct the missing request. It includes links for English plus a substantial set of other languages.
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