Geeeezzz you mob!
Surely there are bigger better things out there to worry about then sounding "cool, crisp, calm, and coldly professional"?
A bit of personalisation of the r/t hurts no one, all this usually gets thrown out as soon as it gets busier anyway, as you don't have the time for greetings etc.
Until it does...who cares?
PS I remember working Sydeny many moons ago (I have been on the other end of the radio for more than 20 years too) When Qantas put in a 225 for some poor unfortunate wishing a Happy New Year on the Volmet! If that is what you all want to go back to, just remember, he who is without sin, cast the first stone.
I like it in the ME...say what you like, just get the message across, as loads of pilots (and ATCOs) English is not that great, it is of more importance than sounding crisp and cold.
over and out.
