Help me here guys :)
I always watch American TV series with subtitles in Portuguese for me to learn the pronunciation among other things, I have seen that whenever two people meet, they always say ''Hey!'' instead of ''Hi!' or ''Hello!'' , Most people always say that or not?

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Hi - for a friend
Hey - for a close friend
Hello - for everyone else

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"Hey" for very close acquaintances.  It can sound rude for people who you are not acquainted with

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Yes, its much more common to greet friends casually like that here.

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Thanks is the same of saying thank you.

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