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Rhys Harrison's avatar

Hallo, definitely European. Like the others loved the bit on rest. Have to disagree on the Netflix bit though. They "step away" for privacy, yet dish on the family and take millions to appear in a mini series? A little contradictory at least. My two cents.

Merry Christmas and along with the theme, Tschuss!

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

We can agree to disagree on the royal family. Thanks for reading and commenting. Now I know, hallo is European :)

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Christin Chong, PhD's avatar

My best friend spells it as "hullo" (a New Zealand thing maybe?? I should ask Laila) and it's become our inside joke to greet each other "hullo"

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

Hullo takes it to a new level. I like it!!

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Parul's avatar

Love that definition of rest. And by that definition, I don’t get much of it. However, I feel that is the nature of life and you have to learn to somehow enjoy making constant ongoing effort. I found this pov validated in Stutz, the documentary that Jonah Hill has made about his therapist. Highly recommended watch, and is on Netflix.

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

Yes, Stutz is wonderful. I know, that definition of rest puts most of our “rest and relaxation” to the test. Happy holidays, Parul. ❤️

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Kelly Kennedy's avatar

When I was learning German in school, this was one of the informal greetings! Also beautiful newsletter today- I shared it with my friend.

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

Thank you, Kelly! Happy Holidays. 🙏

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

The first time I went to Budapest was the first time I heard "Halló" (though it has an accent on the o). Cool to see the similarities in words/greetings across countries.

Happy holidays!!

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

I see. How American of me not to realize it was a European greeting! Happy Holideys to you :)

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Sandra Yvonne's avatar

A portable speaker? Not too shabby. 🧐

Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to you!!

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Simone Silverstein's avatar

I know, fancy! Happy Holidays, Sandra.

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