Talk to the whole planet. Start with one good question.

Conversation starters, greetings in 33 languages and guides for people who like talking to people from other countries.

What's the most ordinary thing in your day that a visitor would find strange?

Ask it on HEYID

The world, right now

Who is waking up, who is having dinner, who is probably asleep.

Tap a city to see how people there would greet you right now.

Tap, read it out loud, and you already have a first line.

Spanish español

Hola

Say it like OH-lah

Fifty easy, curious conversation starters for chatting with someone from another country, plus how to pick one and what to leave for later.

Being ten minutes late is rude in some countries and normal in others. Here's how attitudes to punctuality differ and how to avoid misunderstandings.

Names work differently around the world: order, surnames, nicknames. Here's how to ask someone how to say their name without making it awkward.

People write laughter differently in every language. Here's how haha, jajaja, 555, kkkk, www and 哈哈 work, and why Thai people type numbers to laugh.

Spanish, French, German, Polish and Russian all separate a formal "you" from an informal one. Here's how it works and how to pick the right one.

Ana is in Mexico City, Kenji is in Tokyo. Each of them reads the conversation in their own language.

Tap a message to see what the other person actually wrote.

HEYID is a free-to-start chat app that connects you with people worldwide and translates as you talk.