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Post by demonskeith on May 11, 2022 23:05:13 GMT -6
Seems like in most work places this question, how are you doing, gets asked a lot.
Do you answer it honestly? Do you like being asked this?
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Post by ash on May 12, 2022 13:26:46 GMT -6
It's a British tradition to say "I'm alright, how are you" no matter how you feel. You could be dying and people would say the same
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Post by demonskeith on May 12, 2022 23:11:22 GMT -6
It's a British tradition to say "I'm alright, how are you" no matter how you feel. You could be dying and people would say the same Looks like it stuck to Americans, we say the same thing as well, at best you might hear them say tired.
I honestly loathed the question during my retail days.
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Post by ash on May 13, 2022 16:14:17 GMT -6
It's going to be a magical day when I finally meet someone that doesn't say that they are just "alright".
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Post by demonskeith on May 14, 2022 0:20:08 GMT -6
It's going to be a magical day when I finally meet someone that doesn't say that they are just "alright".
When they get a full story, that is when the question will stop being asked.
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Post by Absinthe on May 14, 2022 11:24:22 GMT -6
Usually when someone at work asks "Hey, how are you?" I'll respond with something like "Well, I'm here" and then chuckle a little. It's just an automatic response at this point.
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Post by ash on May 14, 2022 16:09:02 GMT -6
It's going to be a magical day when I finally meet someone that doesn't say that they are just "alright".
When they get a full story, that is when the question will stop being asked.
There's a few people on Reddit in one of the British subreddits that complain about this. Apparently people that have just arrived in the UK answer the question properly and have lengthy responses  |
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Post by kyng on Jun 7, 2022 11:06:02 GMT -6
Only if I actually want to talk about how I'm doing. If I'm not doing well, but don't want to talk about it, then I'll say "Fine"  . |
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Post by Sharon on Jul 27, 2022 17:46:20 GMT -6
I tend to answer genuinely as more of a conversation starter - however, if it's just in passing or we have to talk about business straight away I keep it simple for pleasantries. "I'm doing great, how are you?"
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Post by demonskeith on Jul 27, 2022 23:05:21 GMT -6
I swear I answer this more in a office setting than retail, its like don't pass ask me that, sit down and let me unload my issues upon you.
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