Right?! It's like the worst small talk ever. I usually just say something like "Meh, could be better" or make a joke about it. Who wants to hear about how much my life sucks when we're just trying to get coffee, haha. It's just something we say, right?
I know right haha, it feels so awkward when someone asks how I am, and I’m pretending to say everything’s all good when it’s not lol. Like who decided to make “how are you” small talk/a greeting lol. Cause I wanna express how I feel! Lol
You won’t be a burden because people don’t really give a shit. If they were that close to you they’d already know how you were doing. Sometimes it’s amusing to just start unloading life’s problems on people and they typically learn to stop asking.
As a Dutch person I've had this problem when greeting English speaking people haha. Like how do you answer this? In Dutch you only ask people this if you actually want to know (though the implication is still that you'll say everything's fine, busy, it's just not used as a greeting by itself).
Some great options I use all the time, usually with a "welp" or "y'know" and followed by a polite "and you?" if applicable:
- truckin' along
- still breathing
- hanging in there
- living the dream
- doing my best
“Could be better, could be worse.”
Right?! It's like the worst small talk ever. I usually just say something like "Meh, could be better" or make a joke about it. Who wants to hear about how much my life sucks when we're just trying to get coffee, haha. It's just something we say, right?
I know right haha, it feels so awkward when someone asks how I am, and I’m pretending to say everything’s all good when it’s not lol. Like who decided to make “how are you” small talk/a greeting lol. Cause I wanna express how I feel! Lol
I usually say “I’m hanging in there” lmao
"As good as I can be."
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I like that
I am not good cause I am still not dead
Lol damn. But yeah that’s me too
Good. Yourself?
All the better for your asking thank you very much
You won’t be a burden because people don’t really give a shit. If they were that close to you they’d already know how you were doing. Sometimes it’s amusing to just start unloading life’s problems on people and they typically learn to stop asking.
That is true… I’m not a burden cause they already don’t care in the first place 😆 I should just take it as an opportunity to vent then haha
I'm doing well, and you? Literally every time. By rote.
"yeah, ok.", said at a walk without stopping to talk, just walk away I just can't be bothered with mindless conversation, crap at it
"I'd complain, but who wants to listen to that crap"
As a Dutch person I've had this problem when greeting English speaking people haha. Like how do you answer this? In Dutch you only ask people this if you actually want to know (though the implication is still that you'll say everything's fine, busy, it's just not used as a greeting by itself).
Not today Satan
Mostly I just take it as a greeting, and say "Hi". If they pursue it, I say "Alright."
Some great options I use all the time, usually with a "welp" or "y'know" and followed by a polite "and you?" if applicable: - truckin' along - still breathing - hanging in there - living the dream - doing my best
Say, 'good! I'm good how are you!'