A Question For You
This is not a trick
TGIF
Hello! Long time, no see. How ya been?
Hey, How ya doin’?
Hi, How are you?
Of the three greetings above, which do you hear most often? Your answer may depend on where you’re from or living now or who you hang out with most often.
In any case, the question part of the greeting poses a quandary for me. Most people don’t take the question too literally and will answer with a quick “Good, how about you?” But some will respond with the dreaded factual response, which is considerably longer and may include a tale of some misfortune.
Therein lies my quandary. It’s not that I don’t want to hear their responses. I simply don’t know how to formulate mine. I strive for authenticity. So, do I tell the truth? If so, in how much detail?
Then I get to the part of trying to decide if I truly want to know how they are. I can tell you that I know people who will never hear that question from me unless I have a deep desire to get depressed or learn of new illnesses.
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