There are traditional greetings, of course, like Good afternoon and How are you? But folks who know each other well often acknowledge each other with more creative, less formal greetings. They might ask How’re your feet and ears? or How are you froggin’? Or Whatcha got on? Your mind? Colleagues who pass each other in the hall every day might toss off a casual What’s workin’? Spanish speakers have been known to greet each other with Hola, hola, Coca-Cola and the rhyming phrase ¿Que te pasa, calabaza? or literally, “What’s up, pumpkin?” This is part of a complete episode.
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