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Thu Jul 8, 2010 6:50:57 pm
English class went like this:
Teacher: Hello, how are you?
Proba: Fine, thank you. And you?
Teacher: Fine.
Is that really a standard or usual conversation? I don't really remember a lot of people asking that.
Fri Jul 9, 2010 7:14:08 pm
re: comment#19
also, purg is the only one on this thread who doesn't look serious
The internet is serious business.
Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:19:14 pm
agrees with: comment#17
Because I interpret language more literally than I should.
Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:20:09 pm
re: comment#20
So what is the proper response?
it's okay to say nothing or describe what you are actually up to as opposed to saying "Fine. How are you?" But maybe it is the same.Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:21:08 pm
re: comment#23
it's okay to say nothing or describe what you are actually up to as opposed to saying "Fine. How are you?" But maybe it is the same.
I expect people to get offended if I don't say anything.Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:22:07 pm
re: comment#25
I expect people to get offended if I don't say anything.
well, yes, so just say fine and let it go :)you know, those of us who find accept social conventions annoying or difficult can just pretend
Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:22:49 pm
re: comment#26
well, yes, so just say fine and let it go :)
you know, those of us who find accept social conventions annoying or difficult can just pretend
I pretend most of the time.you know, those of us who find accept social conventions annoying or difficult can just pretend
Fri Jul 9, 2010 8:24:30 pm
re: comment#26
well, yes, so just say fine and let it go :)
you know, those of us who find accept social conventions annoying or difficult can just pretend
The traditional greeting that my grandmother used literally meant "Have you eaten rice yet?". I always thought that was even more absurd than "How are you?". This might be the main reason that I have a problem with empty question greetings.you know, those of us who find accept social conventions annoying or difficult can just pretend
Fri Jul 9, 2010 9:44:55 pm
re: comment#28
The traditional greeting that my grandmother used literally meant "Have you eaten rice yet?". I always thought that was even more absurd than "How are you?". This might be the main reason that I have a problem with empty question greetings.
I like that question. It feels welcoming.Fri Jul 9, 2010 9:49:01 pm
re: comment#29
I like that question. It feels welcoming.
It includes an implicit offer to eat a meal together.Fri Jul 9, 2010 10:33:00 pm
re: comment#30
It includes an implicit offer to eat a meal together.
yeah, which is why it feels welcomingFri Jul 9, 2010 10:47:26 pm
re: comment#31
yeah, which is why it feels welcoming
The other greeting that my grandmother sometimes used was "Did you return yet?", which is clearly rhetorical. This was only used at home.