What's the wittiest way for a character to say "Hello" to somebody?

...

konichiwa

Hey guys, this Dark_Lord_Uchiha and welcome to my YouTube channel. Today we'll continue the LP of Outlast. Don't forget to subscribe!

Excuuuuuuuse me!

He nodded, almost imperceptibly.

[There need not be any vocalisation of a variation on 'hello'.]

"Greetings, fellow humans."

He jutted his chin at her coolly.

He walked over and gently nestled his forehead against hers and gritted his teeth. Gently pushing her with his head until she fell upon the floor with him braying and whinning over her. “You seem to have fallen my dear, and what a good morning to do so!”

Catch their gaze. If they smile in acknowledgement then move forward and greet them- Hello, I'm user, what's your name? Etc.
In the 18th century this means was considered impolite, however. Even impudent.

How do you do it in the 18th century then?

Hug them, then look them in their eyes, then kiss them.

"Oh, it's you again."

Was customary or considered correct to be introduced by someone known already to the third party is the short answer. Note the formal distance (what was the second party in the previous example becomes the third party in this one). The long answer involves inquiries being made beforehand, etc.

damn

alright?

Yeah. What has the air of refreshing simplicity today was actually the mode employed by rakes and libertines to pick up bar wenches, naughty ladies of means, and whatever else back in the day..

Yeah but how did the 3rd party get introduced to the other two parties in th3 first place?
>inb4 turtles all the way down

This is where the inquiries come in. If young Miss Jones the milliner's daughter interests /you then you\ must check amongst your mates to find out if any of them knows someone who knows her or her mother. If so, your mate must first introduce you to this personage, etc.

Youll further note how this very general means of introduction kept one all but entirely bound to one's class. Attempting to go either up or down would therefore (in most instances) involve some measure of disrespect, or impudence. Far easier to go down a peg than up one, however.

Bonsoir, Eliot

I phrased it poorly.
X and Z are introduced via Y. But who originally introduced Y to X (and also to Z).
Hence my turtles all the way down comment.
My memes aside this is pretty interesting

Youre being too logical. If x is for instance a milliner's daughter it can be assumed she grew up in an urban neighborhood, one in which pretty much everyone knows everyone else because there's (in those days) relatively little movement and everyone does business with everyone else as well. The milliner with the chandler, the baker, the smith, the butcher and so on (all of them reasonably well-to-do working class) and many of these would know x and her family, and some well enough to provide y with an introduction (if aristocrats or haute bourgeois persons did business with the milliner they'd send servants, i.e. persons of the very same class as the milliner to make their transactions for them). Now say y's in the army, from another town, but is on leave visiting his comrade z and his family. One evening a guild hall in the neighborhood sponsors a contra dance and x, y, and z all attend. As in square dances, x and y would dance together for brief stretches, perhaps even exchange small talk, but that would be it. The dance would end and all the younger persons would go home. On his way back with z to z's family's abode y wd tell z all about the girl x he 'met' (but has yet to officially 'meet') how he thinks he's in love, or whatever, but would anyway like to meet her. Back at z's y and z would then perhaps discuss the matter with z's father who if he didn't know x's family well enough himself, would almost certainly know someone (well enough) who did. At that possible NEXT meeting y's intentions would be questioned, who he was, where from, what his family did, etc. By the time x and y are finally introduced the entire neighborhood would know what was going on via gossip, including x, and the meeting would only take place if x's family approved, and if x herself was willing- almost a 'yes' guarantee unless of course y somehow managed, or manages to fuck up the interview.
This model is of course ideal, and there were many ways of getting around it. But it suggests that both x and y's intentions are for a steady relation that will conclude in marriage. ..The way we party and meet up and make many acquaitences for all manner of purposes (expedited many fold by social media) today just wasn't done 'respectably' from almost the beginning of time up until ww1 in the West, and still isn't done amongst some groups to this day in the Middle East and East.
The subject of working both with and around these parameters is of course a major novel subject for almost 200 years. Novels about trysts, trusty servants, secret notes, dowries, duels, bribes, and all the other fun stuff we've since been deprived of now that we've been 'set free' to become addicted to porn, drugs and video games.. Pretty pathetic, really, though I'd change nothing.

Damn. Sorry about the length. I just punched it out and hit send.

"Hi, I'm Sneed and I sell feed and seed. You'll never guess what Chuck sells....."

context?

hola my brolah

Hey yo tony where'd you get that fresh pepperoni