How are you--- What is your reply.?

I know from where you got this topic... Hahaha... But yes it is a truth that if any any time someone asks us 'how are you' we say i am good... It is always a automated answer. I think it has become mentality of all the human beings nothing more than that. Happy mylotting. Regards, harry.

I always reply "as usual" or "just so so". But i will tell the close friends the truth if i am really not fine.

I agree 100% with the first person. It's part of social ettiquite to ask "how are you?" and more than half of the time -w hen you don't know the person, it would just be inappropriate to launch into all the reasons you're having a bad day or go into details. I usually say "Alright" or "Not bad" and then ask about them. I work in customer service so this is something I get allll the time. I often think about this too. We will say we're fine, but we're actually NOT really fine at all, but that's just because it's the "nice" and "appropriate' thing to say. Now, if a FRIEND or family member or co-worker or someone else close to me asks when I'm having a crummy day..I will more than likely enlighten them as to what's wrong, etc etc. But to a stranger? No, that would just be too weird!

Well a lot of the time I just say that I am fine and most of the time I am in fact fine. Still when this question is ask, it is just really a passing courtesy, where a person asks it just to ask it and really does not want any more elaboration. I think that if I started to go on about any problems that I might be having, a person might regret asking me that question. I do think that there are times where I just say, "Well its not the best day, but I can't really complain" or "Well things could be worse." If they want to ask me to elaborate that, fine, but if they do not want me to, I can allow them to go onto their day. I am telling the truth and also giving them a chance not to get tied up in conversation.

hi, you're definitely right on that siliguri, i always do that saying im fine even i really not fine, well i say that just to make the person stop for asking me why.

When we see an old acquaintance somewhere the first three words that may automatically pops out of our mind are 'How are you'? This is kinda expected for people who meet after such a long time. It is also a common thing to reply some sort of I'm doing fine, great, etc. The reasons? 1. I am indeed fine 2. No interest to disclose a problem. 3. Maybe in a hurry. Thus fine means goodbye.

Dear friend, I feel my self not fine. I would usually reply I am going, going as usual, okay, or with god's grace going well.

I would likely come up with something like "mostly it is fine"... bla bla bla... I guess there is always some positive things in the life - or it is me just trying to stay positive.

Hi siliguri, If i am close to that person, then it is okay to share, but if it somebody i just know i would rather not bother telling what is going on, if something is. I just like to stay cool that way. My friends, they understand me better and they get to know if i am not doing good, without asking a question.