When do you say "Long time no see"?

[Sweetpumpkin]

Hi,

When you say "Long time no see", how long do you mean? :) I think it depends on the person who says the phrase, though. Surely, you don't say it to your colleagues you see everyday. Maybe... after three days of vacation or... one week.... or... one month? Do you have any standard for it? What do you think?

Thanks,
sweetpumpkin

[Underdog]

well , i say, it is long enough for both you and the person you say this to.

for close friends, like weeks can be really long enough,
for lovers, maybe only hours,

it is really up to you. i mean, you will know how long is long enough if you say those words with your heart ~~

[Shyone]

We say it whenever we haven't seen someone for a while, there is really no time limit on that phrase. But you wouldn't really use it after a day or so, it has to be a bit longer than that.
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[Sweetpumpkin]

Thank you, both of you guys! :) The usage of "Long time no see" is almost exactly same as Korean one, "O-Raen-Man-Ib-Ni-Da". :D

[Skrej]

Unless, of course, you're using the phrase to be sarcastic, which is a possibility.

I'll sometimes say 'long time no see' to somebody I keep running into repeatedly during the day, as a kind of sarcastic joke.
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