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How do you respond to the question "How are you?"
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EnglishLulu



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RE: How do you respond to the question "How are you?"

It is absurd.  I was in the hospital emergency room recently getting something checked out (a few of us went ice skating and I fell and really bumped my head badly, it wasn't just an egg sized lump, it was like I'd morphed into elephant man).

The doctor came into the cubicle and said Hello Miss EnglishLulu, how are you?  And I automatically responded.  Okay thanks.

And then it struck me how absurd it was.  So I burst out laughing and said, well, obviously, I'm not okay, or I wouldn't be here!  And the doctor smiled and said:  Don't worry, it's my trick question.

I did used to take it literally years ago, but then either read or realised you weren't actually supposed to tell people how you were feeling lousy, because you had caught the cold that was going round, and you were upset because the cat got run over...


I don't want to be 'fixed' or 'cured', thank you very much, I want to be accepted for who and what I am.
01-10-2008 05:23 PM
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RE: How do you respond to the question "How are you?" - jiggeryqua - 01-28-2007, 02:00 AM
RE: How do you respond to the question "How are you?" - EnglishLulu - 01-10-2008 05:23 PM
RE: How do you respond to the question "How are you?" - orangeismyaura - 08-17-2008, 05:29 PM

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