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About the "How are you?" question

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What do you think about the "How are you?" question?

I, personally, do not like this question and I have never liked it.

I do not know what to answer.

Also, a lot of the time, I think it is expected just to give a positive answer, but I often feel awful to say "Fine!" simply to be polite if I am not fine. 

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  • I used to have a problem with it when I was younger. I'd give inappropriate answers. The too much information type! I sort of got the gist of it by my mid-teens.

    I don't have a problem with it. If I ask someone and they generally give an honest indication of how their mood is I know how to be around them. It's a good way of telling how I should be towards someone. I'll do the same. It's actually something I find quite useful.

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  • I used to have a problem with it when I was younger. I'd give inappropriate answers. The too much information type! I sort of got the gist of it by my mid-teens.

    I don't have a problem with it. If I ask someone and they generally give an honest indication of how their mood is I know how to be around them. It's a good way of telling how I should be towards someone. I'll do the same. It's actually something I find quite useful.

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