A friendly greeting

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A Japanese passer-by looking confused in a busy street

It's 2pm. You're planning to take a train to the ryokan and, resolutely, approach a passer-by to ask your way to the station. He giggles with embarrassment because he can't understand a word of English. You'd like to say a friendly Japanese goodbye to him, but how do you do that?

A.You roll your eyes and say Ohayō gozaimasu
B.You nod your head and say Sayōnara
C.You bow 90 degrees and say Konnichiwa
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