¿Como se saluda después de la media noche en inglés? Goodnight es para despedirse ¿no?
Por ejemplo a las 2:00 a.m. en una discoteca ¿como hay que saludar?

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Interesting question, I would probably just say something like "Hey, what's up guys?" or maybe something a bit more slangy, given the context.

You are correct that "goodnight" is only for saying goodbye (or for when you or somebody is going to sleep.)  It can't really be used to greet people, regardless of the time.

I personally rarely use "good morning" and never use "good afternoon/good evening."  I usually use "Hey, how's it going?" or "Hey, how are you (doing)?" regardless of the time of day.  It's OK to say "good morning/afternoon/evening" to greet somebody, it's just not something that I do.

Buena pregunta.  Problamente diría yo algo como "Hey, what's up guys?" o tal vez algo con más jerga, debido al contexto.

Tienes razón sobre sólo usarse "good night" para despedirse (y también cuando hay alguien que se está acostando.)  En realidad no se puede usar para saludar, no importa la hora del día.

Casi nunca uso "good morning" y nunca uso "good afternoon/good evening."  Por lo general, digo "Hey, how's it going?" o "Hey, how are you (doing)?" sin pensar sobre la hora del día.  Está bien decir "good morning/afternoon/evening" para saludarle a alguien, pero no es un costumbre mío.

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