Plus you should also identify yourself, it's just sets the tone for a nice conversation.

pericles - agree, sounds like common sense, but somehow, there are some who don't practice/understand..

or is my expectation too high here?

You are right, but I think people have to start behaving the way they wanna be treated. If you wanna make the world a betta place...

Take a look at yoself and make the ccchange.... nanana na na na

i go "wad up homie?'

Thinks it's MJ in Man in The Mirror...

i've heard just "gong" (talk) in both cantonese and hokkien.

should that be "say"?

ssamantha, haha.. not enticing to start talking