What is a greeting from England?

Answer 1

The most common greeting to say to someone here in England is;

Nice weather we're having.

We really do talk about the weather here all the time. It's an ice breaker, a greeting, a great conversation starter, anything.

Answer 2

The formal and correct way of greeting someone is 'Hello' or 'How do you do'. Some people say 'Pleased to meet you' or 'Nice to meet you', but this is not a very respected way of greeting as it's a common, nouveau-riche thing to say. Colloquial greetings range from the American 'Hi' through to 'How Do' in the rural shire areas and 'Alright?' in the cities. 'How's it going?' is another colloquialism.