Once, I have received feedback that using "see you when I see you" is not very polite.
Do you have the same opinion?
What other expression should I use in case I have no clue when I will see the other party?
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I agree that "See you when I see you" isn't the friendliest of phrases. You should probably say something like I don't know when I'll see you again. Soon, I hope. Here in Taiwan, the native speakers of Chinese usually say See you next time for what literally translates to "again see" (再見) (zai jian). The vagueness of "next time" makes it almost work for me.
These are three reasonable substitutes for "See you when I see you", and none is rude, just vague but positive. The sentence in the first paragraph is somewhat formal and not appropriate for everyone, just people you'd really like to see again soon but don't know where or when it'll happen. |
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I wouldn't consider that to be impolite at all, however if you are dealing with one or more people who do think that, the phrase "See you later," or "Catch you later," or maybe "I hope to see you soon" may suffice. |
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Politely said means "I won't be making any plans to see you, but if we happen to cross paths its probably best to pretend we don't know each other"... controversial means "Next time I see you, watch out!" |
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