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As a non-American I find this rather grating.

Grating? Really? Would "hello@domain.com" have any better connotation? I use funny greetings like "howdy" in regular conversation because it has the effect of disarming people. You can often do the same thing with an overly formal greeting "Good Day, Mr. Jones" - people can't help but crack a smile. So I'm curious as a non-American (non-native English speaker?) what you would find an actually welcoming, non-trite greeting? "Howdy" is an old, informal rural greeting found everywhere in the US, somewhat like what I suppose "g'day" is in Australia. Would you find "g'day" grating as well?

I also dislike "howdy" (and "g'day"), but I wouldn't necessarily go to "grating". Depends on my mood.

I think the issue partially stems from the fact that the internet can be seen as culturally removed. So if I visit someone in the US I expect to encounter their culture, and I am prepared for it. Same for Australia. However, on the internet I expect something more culturally neutral like "hello".

But then again, maybe it's just that certain words/phrases/accents annoy certain people, and you can't please all the people all the time

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