It seems as though 'nice to meet you' has not been holding its weight lately. Just recently I met someone at a restaurant and found myself saying: "Nice to meet you." The reality was that I did not care at all and could have been happy going about my life without never having met that person in the first place. I am sensing that a lot of people are using this expression so freely that they are truly unaware of how apathetic they were at the time of the meeting. They are simply speaking without thinking.
I talked to one woman on the street and she said to me: "I told this guy...nice to meet you...but that really means I could care less and hope he has a nice life." It is very clear that 'nice to meet you' signifies 'take care of yourself and let's not bump into one another again.' Many people are now saving words when meeting people for the first time. Instead of the usual 'nice to meet you' platitude, people are resorting to small grunts. Another lady asked: "Why even say it at all?...I just grunt at the person and take my leave. I have better shit to do than to pretend I'm really interested in meeting someone when I would rather be taking out the garbage."
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