Well, it’s not said to friends. Truth is that it usually ends up in a real conversation rather than the empty exchange that’s typical when someone asks “how are you?” as a habit.
It started as just a self deprecating joke, but it turns out that a little honesty about how we tend to only ask that when we want a short and positive answer makes people break out of that way of thinking. Truth is, most people that ask that kind of question don’t want an honest answer. It’s just a social nicety.
My answer is usually “I could complain, but nobody likes a whiner”.
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Well, it’s not said to friends. Truth is that it usually ends up in a real conversation rather than the empty exchange that’s typical when someone asks “how are you?” as a habit.
It started as just a self deprecating joke, but it turns out that a little honesty about how we tend to only ask that when we want a short and positive answer makes people break out of that way of thinking. Truth is, most people that ask that kind of question don’t want an honest answer. It’s just a social nicety.