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How are you?

lolol. default response.

it throws you off when people actually tell you the truth.

it's kinda like "whats up".
y ou never get a real response.

thats why i just ask real questions. those are wayyyyy too open ended up ilicit any type of real response
 
blueta2 said:
Why do people ask this. The reply is always "Fine and you"

And neither person really cares about the others answers.
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hmmm, that is a very negative thought, which I believe is untrue :)
 
cindylou said:
sometimes I just say that "I'm okay".

I'm not always fine

small talk. the only kind i hate. its so fake
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it's sooooooooo fake. I never ask how anyone is doing when I see them
I either say "hey, nice to see you" (if I mean it) or just HI
 
I don't even say all that if I'm just passing by I'll say what up? Unless it's a good friend then I'll stop and talk and ask how they've been.
 
i wouldn't say it's fake. people just use it as a standard greeting.

most people don't know how to respond correctly because it's such a vague question.

what do you talk about?

your relationship problems? the asshole who fucked up your order at the drive through? Your promotion at work?. There's no context or conversational framework for anything so people rather just say "ok" or "fine" than get into something that may seem totally out of the blue or awkward or inappropriate. human nature

like MM said, pretty negative way to look at things.

i don't think people intentionally say it to be fake.

it's like "whats up?" or "hey", or "hows it going?"
 
calveless wonder said:
lolol. default response.

it throws you off when people actually tell you the truth.

it's kinda like "whats up".
y ou never get a real response.

thats why i just ask real questions. those are wayyyyy too open ended up ilicit any type of real response
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right.........and when people ask me, I always tell the truth

So I just ran out to get some food and the woman at the cash is like "hi how are you" I was like "I have a headache and a sore stomach. How are you"
She was like a robot "fine thanks" and she looked miserable.

Why would a stranger ask how I am? They don't care. Just say "hi" or "hey, nice weather"
 
im up in the studio, just me and my drank.
will somebody please please double cup me.


with dreams of becoming a ghetto superstar, rollin a foreign car thru the streets of 3rd ward, sippin that big moe, drinkin that pimpc
 
blueta2 said:
right.........and when people ask me, I always tell the truth

So I just ran out to get some food and the woman at the cash is like "hi how are you" I was like "I have a headache and a sore stomach. How are you"
She was like a robot "fine thanks" and she looked miserable.

Why would a stranger ask how I am? They don't care. Just say "hi" or "hey, nice weather"
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I see your point now, glad you told her how you feel. The problem is "how are you" can be interpreted in so many different ways, perhaps she was fine, but didn't wash her hair?
 
MightyMouse69 said:
I see your point now, glad you told her how you feel. The problem is "how are you" can be interpreted in so many different ways, perhaps she was fine, but didn't wash her hair?
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actually, she had pretty hair and it looked clean..haha!

by the way MM, how are you?
 
blueta2 said:
Why do people ask this. The reply is always "Fine and you"

And neither person really cares about the others answers.[/QUOTE


This happened last year at albertsons, the checker asked me, i mean she has to its a conditioned routine... and as usual I was daydreaming about some connection between neuroscience and the nature of reality, or what ever it is that fills this byzantine conduit -my favorite two words paired together- of a brain. Anyway I paused... and didn't respond, not to be a dickhead, but I had some I dunno random surge of motivation to be authentic, lets call it a random break in my conditioning, I dunno, but anyway, the bagger, checker both abruptly stopped what they were doing and just stared at each other for like 5 seconds like wtf? So not wanting to be socially awkward I responded ...uhhh, I'm not sure, fine I guess... and I know this is a pointless anecdote, but it was weird how the immmediate act of me actually pausing to think how I actually was and articulate that state of being, acted as a weird social catalyst in breaking the conditioned pattern and causing just a weird social awkwardness as if the cashier had asked me if -I like rough sex- rather than asking me how I was. I dunno newb digression, but yeah, I'd rather some one say I'm fine... rather than hear someone say Gosh I'm ecstatic and life is so wonderful... I'll take the conditioned response every day of the week.
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blueta2 said:
right.........and when people ask me, I always tell the truth

So I just ran out to get some food and the woman at the cash is like "hi how are you" I was like "I have a headache and a sore stomach. How are you"
She was like a robot "fine thanks" and she looked miserable.

Why would a stranger ask how I am? They don't care. Just say "hi" or "hey, nice weather"
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Hehe I do the samething, tell the truth. Unless I don't like the person than I will be kinda smart ass. "Oh i'm just dandy."

And since it was Monday I get this. "How was your weekend?", "Great, how was yours?", "Great thanks".
 
blueta2 said:
actually, she had pretty hair and it looked clean..haha!

by the way MM, how are you?
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thankfully, I am wonderful, thanks for asking - the humidity is very high as is the heat, however I would take that over the cold. I anxiously await the summer and more visits to the beaches. Nothing more fun than playing frisbee in the cool ocean and watching others enjoy the sun.

I hope you feel better :)
 
stephen4327 said:
im up in the studio, just me and my drank.
will somebody please please double cup me.


with dreams of becoming a ghetto superstar, rollin a foreign car thru the streets of 3rd ward, sippin that big moe, drinkin that pimpc
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LOL!! :D
 
SaladFork said:
Hehe I do the samething, tell the truth. Unless I don't like the person than I will be kinda smart ass. "Oh i'm just dandy."

And since it was Monday I get this. "How was your weekend?", "Great, how was yours?", "Great thanks".
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Yeah the weekend question is so lame.

we should invent a new opening line
 
ariel347 said:
This happened last year at albertsons, the checker asked me, i mean she has to its a conditioned routine... and as usual I was daydreaming about some connection between neuroscience and the nature of reality, or what ever it is that fills this byzantine conduit -my favorite two words paired together- of a brain. Anyway I paused... and didn't respond, not to be a dickhead, but I had some I dunno random surge of motivation to be authentic, lets call it a random break in my conditioning, I dunno, but anyway, the bagger, checker both abruptly stopped what they were doing and just stared at each other for like 5 seconds like wtf? So not wanting to be socially awkward I responded ...uhhh, I'm not sure, fine I guess... and I know this is a pointless anecdote, but it was weird how the immmediate act of me actually pausing to think how I actually was and articulate that state of being, acted as a weird social catalyst in breaking the conditioned pattern and causing just a weird social awkwardness as if the cashier had asked me if -I like rough sex- rather than asking me how I was. I dunno newb digression, but yeah, I'd rather some one say I'm fine... rather than hear someone say Gosh I'm ecstatic and life is so wonderful... I'll take the conditioned response every day of the week.
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I think this whole paragraph should be everyone's answer when someone asks "how are you"

hahaha
 
MightyMouse69 said:
thankfully, I am wonderful, thanks for asking - the humidity is very high as is the heat, however I would take that over the cold. I anxiously await the summer and more visits to the beaches. Nothing more fun than playing frisbee in the cool ocean and watching others enjoy the sun.

I hope you feel better :)
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you see, I actually cared about your answer.
I'm glad you're well.
I'm feelng ok today, not the best, but am optimistic I will feel better soon
It's also Hot up here. I'm about to jump in my pool, even though my stomach hurts.
I love the beach

I'm so glad we had this time together, just to laugh or sing a song......
 
blueta2 said:
you see, I actually cared about your answer.
I'm glad you're well.
I'm feelng ok today, not the best, but am optimistic I will feel better soon
It's also Hot up here. I'm about to jump in my pool, even though my stomach hurts.
I love the beach

I'm so glad we had this time together, just to laugh or sing a song......
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Did you mean to say I love the beachboy6294?
 
blueta2 said:
Why do people ask this. The reply is always "Fine and you"

And neither person really cares about the others answers.
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Because for some reason most people are terrified to coexist in proximity to one another without speaking. I prefer to give a simple nod to acknowledge their presence but not open a line of communication.

Cheers,
Scotsman
 
I don't like that small talk either. I pretty much always answer "good thanks" with no "How are you?" back to them. If I don't really care how they're doing, I don't ask. I'm sincere in my dialogue with people and sometimes it seems rude, but it's better (IMO) to be truthful and omit something, than fake.

Sometimes I do want to know how someone is doing and I ask them, but it never sounds like the robotic greeting that everyone uses. It is an actual sincere question, maybe worded differently with a specific subject or topic in mind. I also say it with a smile and look into their eyes, and listen to their response.

Don't fuck with me. If i'm your friend, you're going to know it. You fucking fucker!
 
gonelifting said:
I don't like that small talk either. I pretty much always answer "good thanks" with no "How are you?" back to them. If I don't really care how they're doing, I don't ask. I'm sincere in my dialogue with people and sometimes it seems rude, but it's better (IMO) to be truthful and omit something, than fake.

Sometimes I do want to know how someone is doing and I ask them, but it never sounds like the robotic greeting that everyone uses. It is an actual sincere question, maybe worded differently with a specific subject or topic in mind. I also say it with a smile and look into their eyes, and listen to their response.

Don't fuck with me. If i'm your friend, you're going to know it. You fucking fucker!
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lol
we have a lot in common
 
Scotsman said:
Because for some reason most people are terrified to coexist in proximity to one another without speaking. I prefer to give a simple nod to acknowledge their presence but not open a line of communication.

Cheers,
Scotsman
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you know what; THAT IS SO TRUE! There is no such thing as comfortable silence. You just hit the nail on the head
I smile or nod as well. I don't need to know how everyone is doing
 
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I'm super! Thanks for asking.
 
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