Monday, May 17, 2010

How Do You Do?

Not sure how many people realised that is one question that was asked too many. It is almost the second question that sort of comes out naturally after you have said your selective hi or hello. It became a habit for everyone to say it, sometimes it doesnt carries the weight from its original meaning.

In the cyber world of chat, that is a convenient opening line for everyone, myself included. It is convenient and safe and you gives you enough time to think of another while waiting for an answer, so long if the other person you are talking to is of your interest. I used that line a lot and even more when I am in australia. Everywhere you go in Australia, hey there how are you doing.....of course you need to know that they are expecting a standard "im good, how about you?" answer from you. Whether they meant it or not, that is not the question.

Funny to think about it, in europe or malaysia we dont normally use that. There is sort of another way of determining the person is fine or not. By their looks, oh wait that just only me I think. Yeah come to think of it, when we not ask that sort of question. Whether we meant it or not, it is always felt good when someone asked how you do on that particular day. The problem with that question is when we have an elaborative respondent. It is a nightmare to hear how awful day it turned out to be for someone who you dont really care. I mean it is ok to hear from a friend but from a stranger, it just sometimes makes you feel awful or better if you managed to turn his negativity to the sun.

How Do You Do? I heard that a lot and that is one question that i dont have a real answer. I will always have a standard answer to give it to anyone who were to ask me. "I'm fine, thank you. " But am I really fine? am I feeling really good? am I really having a great day? Not all the time but I guess to save everyone's trouble, just give one simple answer that everyone would have expect and bring a smile on. The world doesnt need to know in details of how I feel.......it is one easy question with a hard answer.

So now, How Do You Do????.......

1 comment:

h3r w3i said...

Actually i don't really like to say "How are you?", for me "Hi", is more than enough, unless u know the person. Usually they said to me "How are you?", i will just reply "i'm fine, thank you." and usually they excepted me to say "and u?"...i always don't ask back, coz i don't want to know how they are....lol...too troublesome, and i don't know them...i felt they are not sincere to ask....lol...anyway, "i'm fine, thank you..and you?"