Do you get tired of people asking "How are you"?

[Syringer]

I mean, what is the point? People are just going to expect you to say "good" or "fine" or one of those generic type responses, they don't expect any sort of real answer out of you..and my view of them is that they're simply asking out of pure obligation, not because they care how I'm doing.

Do you ever come up with a non-generic response to that question, or come up with a less generic type of greeting?

 

[ndee]

It's called being nice.

 

[DaWhim]

no....

 

[thirtythree]

I usually tell them how I really feel if it's someone I know well. if I don't know them well, I don't really have a chance to get tired of them asking how I am, do I?

 

[Lager]

Do you like this response better Syringer?

"GO AWAY"?

 

[xSauronx]

no

i get tired of them asking anything after that though

 

[squirrel dog]

Howdy , how you doin ?

 

[Acanthus]

If you work at a job where you deal with a lot of people... you hear this comment dozens of times a day, it does get old.

In high school i worked at a convenience store, a little mom and pop shop. The customers would come in every day "hows it goin" and not even wait for you to reply "ill have a pack of....".

 

[MacBaine]

Some of us enjoy living in a civilized society.

 

[GonzoCircus]

if it bothers you, just say "fine" and walk away

 

[poopaskoopa]

"Fine, after I saw your mama last night." That'll teach them.

 

[CChaos]

It's just an expression. Are you feeling depressed lately? Trouble sleeping?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: ndee
It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ndee
It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

tell us how you really feel

 

[UnixFreak]

What I think is more annoying is when you ask someone "how's it going?" and they say.. "oh, its going!" haha

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ndee
It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

tell us how you really feel

this is something i always think about but never talk about, so i had to get my thoughts out

 

[Indolent]

I've come to accept the phrase as one used by people that feel the need to talk to everyone they see but have nothing of any substance to say.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ndee
It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

totally agree. i think a simple hi should suffice as casual greeting.

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ndee It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

tell us how you really feel

this is something i always think about but never talk about, so i had to get my thoughts out

Would you rather them tell you "Lighten up"? Keep ranting like this abut mundane stuff and they wont be saying "How's it [sic]goin' " any more.

-MC

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: MattCo

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ndee It's called being nice.

bullsh!t. you guys are, sorry to say, less than intelligent if you cant see how useless this phrase is. it is a waste of everyones oxygen to ask meaningless questions like this. most of the time, do you think the person asking really gives a crap? not really. so what if its called being nice. i would rather someone not ask me a question that they dont care what the answer is instead of pretending to care. essentially what it comes down to is being fake. might be a long shot, but think about it for a second. you typically talk to people that you arent related to in some way all the time, and usually you dont talk to them just to "be nice"...you want/need something done. why not just skip right to it instead of all the bullcrap at the beginning that wastes time. when people dont say thanks after everything you do, do you get upset? if you do, you need to grow up and realize its not going out of you way to help people sometimes and saying thanks gets annoying if you do it every 10 seconds - not to mention, it also loses some of its affect (effect?). anyways, i understand what syringer is saying because it also gets on my nerves sometimes.

tell us how you really feel

this is something i always think about but never talk about, so i had to get my thoughts out

Would you rather them tell you "Lighten up"? Keep ranting like this abut mundane stuff and they wont be saying "How's it [sic]goin' " any more.

-MC

bah i am not a tense and hard to deal with person usually. this is just something that frustrates me because it is meaningless, thats all.

 

[alkemyst]

There was a time when a 'real' answer was expected. Now you are more often to find that if you respond back "I am fine, how are you?" they don't even react.

Fact is most people would be more happy I think with the world as their's to use/abuse.

You can do things about this. I do.

Å

 

[BurnItDwn]

no it doesn't bother me at all.

 

[Wuffsunie]

When I'm having a bad day I usually try and answer as honestly as possible. It shuts ppl up unbelievably fast. After all, all they expect is the generic "fine" not a long list as to why your day is in the toilet, which no one wants to hear anyway from a (usually) complete stranger.

 

[dman]

If you don't like it, I suggest grunting. Think Tim Allen / Home Improvement.

My friend uses odd responses, like 'peachy' or 'dandy' or other seldom used or uncool responses. Sometimes it gets a chuckle outta people who ask.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: ndee
It's called being nice.

Exactly. How would you react if someone just said "yo" to acknowledge you ? Kinda means something else, doesn't it ? And just a "hello" leads to a dead silence. Depends on the situation.