We are human beings...most of us I hope
I think we should exchange a greeting when we start and say something when the game ends. That is just normal sportsmanship. "Good game" is pretty much an expression that is a way of showing sportsmanship. People who have to think long and hard about what to say...well, come on. Lighten up! Of course if you lost, then maybe it wasn't a good game. But, the point is not whether it was a good game or not. The point is to exchange greeetings and closings as befits human beings.
I get a little irritated when I greet someone and they say nothing, then maybe they resign without a word at the end. It makes me feel like I just played a computer, which I could do without going online.
Let's just be humans.
Have you ever been having a lousy day and someone making small talk asks "How's it going?" and you instinctively respond "Good."?
I wish.
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