Talk:Taiyang Xiao Long/@comment-26317073-20150416032929/@comment-24891101-20150416180233

I don't really understand why some people get offended by co-opting regionalisms. You're just indexing into a regional identity and its stereotypes for rhetorical effect.

I assume what you meant to convey is a casual, easygoing impression consistent with stereotypes about the region and lower prestige dialects (which, differing more from Standard English, also suggests a greater tolerance of informality), as opposed to a more formal greeting, which might suggest a greater degree of aloofness and regimented social interaction.

If that is what you meant to convey, then you have succeeded, and all is fine. Language exists to communcate, after all.