Caption: When somebody asks how you’re doing and you have to analyse if it’s real interest or small talk and how you actually feel
Image: Puppet with flat expression side-eyeing then looking away
That’s why my go-to is. “Well I’m here…” and let them make of it what they will.
I kinda skip the cutscene and aways just say fine.
Its 99.9% small talk 99.9% of the time
I just always go with “either they really want to know, or they’ll never ask me again unless they really want to know….”
New jersey.
“How are you doing” Is a call-and-response looking for a “yeah, how you doin’?”
“How are you feeling” is an inquiry about your health.
I sometimes ask if they want to know for real or just being polite.
It’s about 50/50 it seems.
don’t care, they’re getting the lore, i’m sick and tired of questions that don’t mean what they ask, if you don’t want to hear about my day don’t ask me about my day
When someone asks how you are doing just answer “fine”.
Unless they ask like Joey from Friends. If they do that, assess your options.
I’m a doing! You?
Alternatively
Can’t complain. Well, I could, but it wouldn’t make any difference, so I won’t.
Sometimes when I’m feeling goofy I go with
Wyatt, I am rolling!
It’s small talk