Ciao?!

fortview

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• Oct 15, 2013

• #1

Last year, I didn't notice this, but this year, I kept hearing people say " ciao " to each other. Maybe there are a lot of Italians around, I thought.
But after saying " Adios " to a man in the Officina de Tourisme, he said that " Adios" was not used so much anymore, and had become outdated. It was much better to say " ciao " or " hasta luego " .
This is possibly just in Galicia, or did anyone hear it anywhere else ?It takes a little getting used to

 

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• Oct 16, 2013

• #2

fortview said:

Last year, I didn't notice this, but this year, I kept hearing people say " ciao " to each other. Maybe there are a lot of Italians around, I thought.
But after saying " Adios " to a man in the Officina de Tourisme, he said that " Adios" was not used so much anymore, and had become outdated. It was much better to say " ciao " or " hasta luego " .
This is possibly just in Galicia, or did anyone hear it anywhere else ?It takes a little getting used to

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My partner Carlos and his family are from Colombia, and they all say "ciao". Interesting that is the case in Spain too. It wasn't, to the best of my recollection, 13 years ago.

 

Kathy F.

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• Oct 16, 2013

• #3

I live in Germany, and people say "ciao." What's up with that???

 

kilgore

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• Oct 16, 2013

• #4

It's true that lately, for example in whatsapp or for e-mails, you can find some "ciaos". But in everyday life, even between friends it's common to use "hasta luego" or "hola" or "buenos días".

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #5

fortview said:

Last year, I didn't notice this, but this year, I kept hearing people say " ciao " to each other. Maybe there are a lot of Italians around, I thought.
But after saying " Adios " to a man in the Officina de Tourisme, he said that " Adios" was not used so much anymore, and had become outdated. It was much better to say " ciao " or " hasta luego " .
This is possibly just in Galicia, or did anyone hear it anywhere else ?It takes a little getting used to

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Hi, I noticed this in June this year, nine years after my first Camino. I wondered if it was part of a new Camino Lingua Franca . It reminded me of the way it became popular years (!) ago in London, used a bit like the Danish "Tag" to mean, well, everything ! I am a fluent speaker of Portuspanglish, Spanportitalench and Danswedorwegian , so no one understands me...
Ciao for now... (groan)

 

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #6

They use caio a lot in Beverley Hills, so maybe it is now American.

 

SYates

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #7

Ciao seems to be / become very international I hear it frequently here in the Czech Republic too, SY

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #8

Pilgrimanto ? There is a long lost language... (oops, aparently still alive and well ! )
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto

 

Whalleyranger

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• Oct 17, 2013

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Pilgrimanto ? There is a long lost language... (oops, aparently still alive and well ! )

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We call it "GenMed" in my household. We're very proficient at starting a sentence in one language and ending it in another, throwing a few vaguely Portuguese-sounding words into the middle.

 

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• Oct 27, 2013

• #10

My friends and I always said "Ciao" in Canada, and I live in Austria and I hear it a lot. I use it too sometimes.

 

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• Oct 28, 2013

• #11

I like cheers - only in Italy do I use ciao - unless I am feeling a little bit Italian

Cheers

 

Last edited: Oct 31, 2013

Mentesimples

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• Oct 28, 2013

• #12

I'm portuguese and ciao for us (we spell it tchau) is the most commonly used parting expression. It doesn't surprise me that in Galicia they use it as well, portuguese and galego are two languages that share many words and expressions. I also think I heard it sometimes said by young people in Madrid, but I think they just use it because it seems cooler than "hasta luego"

 

Last edited: Oct 30, 2013

piogaw

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• Oct 30, 2013

• #13

Ciao is used quite frequently in south america. But i think they spelled it chao.

 

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AJ

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• Oct 30, 2013

• #14

Vale, venga ha' lu'o

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Oct 31, 2013

• #15

jirit said:

I like cheers - only in Italy do I use ciao - unless I am feeling a little Italian

Cheers

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I hope the little Italian doesn't mind ............

 

vicrev

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• Oct 31, 2013

• #16

Buggar, you beat me to it,Steven...................Vicrev.

 

vicrev

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• Oct 31, 2013

• #17

In Oz we say , wherzthebeer .............