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And this is why I never ask those types of questions to be polite. If I ask how you're doing I actually really do want to know. I deliberately make that distinction.
Yeah, I couldn't stand it during my short stay in Atlanta, that everyone was just using "how are you?" instead of a simple "hello", and then were getting pissed, when I actually talked about how I felt
Speaking from a US cultural standpoint, most people don't do this though. Because of this if someone asks "how are you doing?," there is a script that runs in my brain that just translates it to mean "Hello."
There's nothing more soul crushing than showing emotional vulnerability and then promptly being told you're a burden and have misinterpreted abstract social signals. Always better to just...not 🤷
I, on the other hand make it a point to brutality answer the intended question for shock and awe value in the hopes people stop being so stupid asking those questions. It's always fun seeing people panic and thinking where they can go hide to stop hearing about all the uncomfortable stuff I'm telling.
Sameisch here, but we don't talk much if i don't want to know how you are doing.