Respect for the Aged Greeting


Sorry if this is off topic, but today is respect for the aged day in Japan,
and I'm unsure how to greet elderly individuals, if at all. What would be the
proper greeting? Would one greet individuals they pass on the street?




I don't consider myself an authoritative source, but I did a little searching
and found this link that has a bunch of phrases to say on respect for the aged
day (敬老の日):

<http://www.wajyutu.com/?%BD%CB%A1%C3%B7%C9%CF%B7%A4%CE%C6%FC>

Honestly, I would feel awkward saying many of these myself and might just use
a safe "こんにちは” (with a smile), but maybe you could try something like this
(from the above list):

[code]

    これからも、元気でずっと長生きしてくだい
    
[/code]




I don't consider myself an authoritative source, but I did a little searching
and found this link that has a bunch of phrases to say on respect for the aged
day (敬老の日):

<http://www.wajyutu.com/?%BD%CB%A1%C3%B7%C9%CF%B7%A4%CE%C6%FC>

Honestly, I would feel awkward saying many of these myself and might just use
a safe "こんにちは” (with a smile), but maybe you could try something like this
(from the above list):

[code]

    これからも、元気でずっと長生きしてくだい
    
[/code]

