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How to Respond to 'How Are You?' When You're Not OK

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'How Are You?' Has Lost All Meaning. Here's A Better Way To Greet People

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6 things to say when someone asks 'How are you?' and you're absolutely not 'fine'

Unprecedented times are starting to feel like the new normal. With stocks falling and the threat of a recession looming, many of us are struggling. No one is untouched, whether you're trying to lead a ...
Reader's Digest

The Surprising Way You Should Answer “How Are You?”—And Why It Makes Such a Difference

I recently asked an acquaintance how she was four times in a row. Here's how to avoid getting stuck on this conversational hamster wheel. While checking in at the gym the other day, I chirped, “Hey, ...
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Miss Manners: When ‘how are you’ opens the floodgates

Dear Miss Manners: I’ve become lost for words greeting people I interact with on a regular basis — for example, neighbors and store employees. After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, “How are ...