After a casual conversation with strangers, is it ok to use またね, even though I don't literally expect to see them again? バイバイ and さよなら feel too Englishy to me, and I assume "see you" is still English, not Japanese. However, I am happy to repeat バイバイ and "see you" if said by the other, usually Japanese, person.
asked Sep 11 '16 at 3:43
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It is odd that you say またね to strangers whom you don't expect to see again.
I think それでは、じゃ、では、失礼します are appropriate in the situation.
answered Sep 11 '16 at 9:18
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Thanks for this answer, but I don't fully understand. Aren't じゃ and では short forms of phrases which would include また, and therefore be equally logical or illogical? – Andrew Grimm Sep 11 '16 at 11:17
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1じゃ and では aren't short forms of phrases which would include また. We can say では、失礼します. Of course, you can say では、また but it has the same meaning of またね. – Yuuichi Tam Sep 11 '16 at 11:35
