"Hello." A bad word?

[chickenmum]

My sister works at a feed store. A guy pulled in (it is a drive through) and she walked up and said "Hello" like she always does. He just said "Why are you talking like that?! Aren't you a Christian? Say "Heaven-o!"" So she, bewildered, just said "HI!!!"

I thought it was funny.

 

[LarryPQ]

Silly people. Tell her to ignore them. The last thing she needs to pick up is Flanders' Speak

 

[WoodlandWoman]

 

[Bantimna]

 

[ebwy]

oh dear. That's just STUPID!

mind you, I'm always astounded at what some people consider a bad word (like the correct medical terminology for their body parts... how can those be bad?)

 

[Bunnylady]

Oh, good grief! We had a major flap around here a few years ago over a perfectly innocuous word, that unfortunately shares a few letter combinations with a racial slur. A teacher was reprimanded, and ordered to undergo sensitivity training, because she allowed her students to use it!

 

[chickenmum]

Now you have my curiosity piqued! What was the word?

 

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[Ec_Prokta]

Part of me has a feeling that it was ment as a joke. You know, Hell-o.

Pretty funny, actually.

 

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