What is the latest time for a 'goodmorning' greeting?

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When should you say good morning? In England we are very aware of our manners and mortified when we don’t apply them. We are not bothered about good manners coming back the other way, here or aboard, as we have done our bit at that point. That’s all that matters. Brit’s don’t expect anything back in return. We are the world’s most tolerant people. The British sense of fairplay is our other strong trait and these things not unconnected. No, I’m talking about at that point after 12:00pm when we are supposed to say good afternoon. I tend to say good morning to people that require that pleasantry at any point before 1pm. It still feels like morning at that time. I say good afternoon after 1pm. It’s strange but my mornings don’t start until after lunch, the mid day meal. For my goodevenings you get those when it’s dark. In Great Britain in mid winter its dark by 4pm. Yes 4pm. After its dark you tuck your head in your collar and save the good evenings for later. That means, of course, good afternoons last from 1pm to 4pm. That is a short afternoon. Goodnight is when you head home to bed. In Italy, of course, they can just say Ciao to everything, especially their governments.