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I remember going to get fuel for my rental car on a Sunday morning in Hot Springs SD where I was staying for a few days.
There was an older, and wonderfully serene, gent behind the till. 'How ya doing?' was the greeting. Well, although my mouth moved nothing coherent emerged and he continued 'Too early to tell, huh?' I think that summed it up perfectly. :) |
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My second favorite reply is adapted from the French. When they're asked the equivalent of "How's it going?", They reply "It goes." Likewise, my reply to "How are you doing?" becomes "I'm doin." (with a little *shrug*). |
Its all just another way of saying, "Hello".
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Hi.
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It's just something to say.
The person asking rarely gives the first happy damn how you're doing, and doesn't want to hear about your problems. |
how are you?
fair to middlin'
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Haven't heard that in years. Still not exactly sure what it means but was popular in these parts long ago. |
Yep.
And I frequently "fair to middlin'." Nobody blinks. "Fair to partly cloudy" is a variant I haven't heard since my Navy days. |
At my usual gas station, behind the register is this old black man with a curly white beard. He looks like the guy in the Disney movie Dumbo who sings "I've seen a elephant fly". Anyway, I always stop and chat with this guy because he's so mellow. When I walked in today he said, How ya doin' and I cracked up. Then I felt obligated to spend 20 minutes explaining. :haha:
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