Thanks - I will have a nice day

A first time visitor recently commented to me how polite everyone is in Florida. “Everyone tells me to have a nice day” she said with a wide grin on her face, “but you know they really mean it so it’s a shame that when the same offer of good wishes is used over here in England, it does not somehow have the same depth of feeling behind it.” It made me think… where does the phrase come from? I found the following definition in a Teachers guide to good English…… “Have a nice day” Meaning : A salutation, ostensibly to offer good wishes. In fact a banal and insincere form of words given to anyone and everyone. Evidence of the meaninglessness of the sentiment is the fact that it is even used last thing at night when the opportunity to have a nice day has all but disappeared. Origin: US origin - around 1970s. Obviously the author never visited Florida !

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