#set phrases

[frivolous-pastel]

My standard closing phrase on any zoom or delivery interaction since 2020 is "Take care!"

Because I don't want to presume to tell them to have a good day but telling them to take care just seems like good advice in general

[chouhatsumimi]

tbh the most exciting thing i found out about japanese happened just now - when you write letters to people, there's a whole HOST of set phrases, specific for each month of the year, that you *have* to use at the very beginning of your letter to avoid sounding impolite. i kinda love that (i also dread having to memorize them ahah)

I’ve heard of those! I don’t know any, though, so I should find a list somewhere and study them too! I bet there’s a least one that’s like, “Now that it’s gradually getting colder…”