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’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!
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
I sometimes ask if they want to know for real or just being polite.
It’s about 50/50 it seems.
When someone asks how you are doing just answer “fine”.
Unless they ask like Joey from Friends. If they do that, assess your options.
It’s small talk