TOP 5 Ways Londoners Say HELLO👋

Londoners have a very unique way of speaking to each other, from the mixture of words, phrases and clauses this is called 'London Slang'

1) What you saying?

Many may be confused when asked ''what you saying?'' by a Londoner, but this is simply just a greeting they use for each other. It doesn't necessarily mean 'what are you actually saying at this moment of time' but more of a what has been going on for you.

2) Yo

This is a simple greeting used by Londoners, commonly used with another expression such as ''Yo fam'' ''Yo g'' ''Yo bro'' these terms all boil down to the same meaning, it all depends on the mood of the Londoner saying it.

3) What's good?

This is more of an open greeting, but you must be careful when using this greeting to Londoners as this is a vague term. Many may take this the wrong way as the term ''whats good?'' could also be seen as a negative approach. On the other hand if used correctly, this is a good way to start a conversation with someone you know.

4) Wagwan

Patois is originally spoken by Jamaicans, as known this term is a common greeting for Jamaicans. Now as London is a multicultural city influenced by a lot of Jamaican English, many Caribbean's between the 1940's and 1970's have left their unique mark in the UK and even today a lot of terms from Jamaica is used in London such as ''Wagwan'' which is how Londoners greet each other.

5) What's up?

If you are lost on how to greet a Londoner using the slang, this is one of the most safest option as this is a very universal term used by people from all backgrounds and can start a great conversations.

I hope you have learnt new ways on how to greet a Londoner using London Slang. As many of these terms are now commercial you are at a 95% chance of hearing these terms around London (that's not a real statistic) but these are common slang words used by Londoners🇬🇧