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If things are going shite, how do you answer "How are things going/How are you?"
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:11 pm
Do you just assume no one cares, lie and say "I'm good"? Do you actually say "Not great"?
My problem is I've always had a borderline Asperger-ian aversion to bullshite. I cant help but be honest and it almost physically hurts to blow smoke.
I usually just say "oh, you know..."
But I've noticed that if i ever say "I've been better" people get all fricking weird. Almost offended. Don't ask that question then. I have never used "how are you?" as a greeting. Its awkward, no one cares, and requires way too much effort on the part of the other person. Go with "hey" and lets both move on with our lives.
Anybody else with me or is it just me and Larry David?
My problem is I've always had a borderline Asperger-ian aversion to bullshite. I cant help but be honest and it almost physically hurts to blow smoke.
I usually just say "oh, you know..."
But I've noticed that if i ever say "I've been better" people get all fricking weird. Almost offended. Don't ask that question then. I have never used "how are you?" as a greeting. Its awkward, no one cares, and requires way too much effort on the part of the other person. Go with "hey" and lets both move on with our lives.
Anybody else with me or is it just me and Larry David?
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 12:13 pm
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:13 pm to Hester Carries
quote:Yes, and for the love of God, you should say the same.
Do you just assume no one cares, lie and say "I'm good"? Do you actually say "Not great"?
I'm just being nice, I don't really want to know how you're doing with a 5 minute response on how you're actually doing.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:17 pm to shel311
quote:
I'm just being nice, I don't really want to know how you're doing with a 5 minute response on how you're actually doing.
Then why in the frick are you choosing the ONE GREETING that out right says that you do?
Just "for the love of God" say hey.
And i would never talk for 5 minutes to somebody. I just might grunt out something other than "im good".
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:17 pm to Hester Carries
"Doing good" is the answer when things are ok. "Making it" is the answer I give when everything is going to crap.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:17 pm to Hester Carries
I usually say "I'm good" not only because I don't wanna talk, I don't wanna hear you talk either about opening up since I did
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:18 pm to Hogwarts
quote:
"Making it" is the answer I give when everything is going to crap.
not bad. My version of "oh you know"
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:18 pm to Hester Carries
quote:It's a greeting. Anyone who is a functioning adult knows it's just a form of saying hi, not an opening for you to tell me your life story.
Then why in the frick are you choosing the ONE GREETING that out right says that you do?
quote:You sound like a functioning adult.
And i would never talk for 5 minutes to somebody. I just might grunt out something other than "im good".
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:19 pm to Hester Carries
"Fine. How are you?". Nobody wants to hear about my fricking problems.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:19 pm to Hester Carries
"I don't answer them. They are able to tell by the type of car I drive, clothes I wear, etc. that I'm a millionaire and of course I'm doing well."
-OT
-OT
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:19 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
quote:Exactly. If it's just an acquaintance or random work folks, my dog could have died the day before, and the response will always be, "I'm good"
I usually say "I'm good" not only because I don't wanna talk, I don't wanna hear you talk either about opening up since I did
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:19 pm to shel311
quote:
not an opening for you to tell me your life story.
I think the whole point of my post is that I would rather you not even greet me at all....
I wouldnt even tell someone my life story if they asked me "whats wrong". might say "Got some shite"
quote:
"Fine. How are you?". Nobody wants to hear about my fricking problems.
And i would never tell them. So can we quit asking stupid questions when "hey" is perfectly acceptable.
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:20 pm to Hester Carries
I'm fine.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:21 pm to Hester Carries
"Same old". Unless it's my BFF, nobody wants a real answer.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:21 pm to Hester Carries
quote:Then just ignore them in an Asperger-ian way and they'll eventually stop asking.
I think the whole point of my post is that I would rather you not even greet me at all....
I wouldnt even tell someone my life story if they asked me "whats wrong". might say "Got some shite"
If i get hit with "how are you today?"
I just respond with "frick you." It's full proof. Try it out.
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:21 pm to Hester Carries
quote:
Do you just assume no one cares, lie and say "I'm good"? Do you actually say "Not great"?
Always give ambiguous answers that could go either way in a positive tone:
Unbelievable
Same old same old
They're going
You know how it is
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:23 pm to Hester Carries
quote:
o you just assume no one cares, lie and say "I'm good"?
Unless it's a family member or close friend, 99.9% of the time the person asking you how you're doing does not care so there's really no point in saying anything other than good or fine.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:24 pm to Hester Carries
Always say "good"......I never tell anyone my private biz
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:25 pm to Wtodd
I think the main thing is, for me at least, it actually sucks to say "im good" when youre not. Like it reminds you that things are going so bad you gotta lie.
Its that whole thing that makes the question, IMO, inconsiderate.
Its that whole thing that makes the question, IMO, inconsiderate.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:25 pm to Wtodd
quote:That, I never understood those people who just tell any and everyone all of their business.
.I never tell anyone my private biz
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:26 pm to Hester Carries
quote:
I cant help but be honest and it almost physically hurts to blow smoke.
I am great at "blowing smoke". It's an art.
People don't really care about your problems especially if they really don't know you that well. It's just a gesture to say "hi, how are you?" and the basic response should always be something like "doing well, thanks. And yourself?", but when you get better at bullshitting, you have to play to your crowd. You don't always say "doing well".. You don't want to come off as someone tightly winded so you say "going good.. going good".. My default way of asking is "what's happenin" that's when I don't think about it, but to answer your question, you just got to keep it simple.
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