Gen Z is making up its own etiquette rules when it comes to answering the phone. Some of them aren't saying "hello." They want you to first.

King and the rest of the Just Say Hello team want people to increase their face-to-face interaction and ultimately bright their own lives, as well as the lives of those around them.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m interested in whether I should say hi to a comrade or somebody I know when I randomly meet him/her on the street, but he/she is on the phone and doesn’t see me. Judith ...

When this colleague reaches out to team members via the Slack platform, he will frequently just say “Hi <Name>” with no follow-up. And then, the “Hi” just sits there, and languishes.

Siri responds, “It’s easy. Just say ‘Hi.'” The videos are appearing on CBS stations nationwide, in some New York City taxis and train stations and in various online outlets, Ellenson said, with more ...

Say: “Can you say hello to me this time tomorrow but, like, 10 minutes earlier? ... And now “they” say 5,000 is just fine. Thanks for nothing Science. ...

Or maybe someone else said, “Jennifer, I’m going to take a video of you, just say something when I pan to your face. ... it turns out my home is Jennifer Coolidge simply saying “Hi.” To me.