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Lord_Pc
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posted August 22, 2006 01:11 PM |
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Life Observations
just some things that you notice in life. you may find these things a little humerous (i know i do)
like how everyone (or most people) say "hi, how are you?". now this person obviously doesnt care how this other person is they say it as a formality. if the other person says "im good thx" this part of the conversation immediately ends. the only time when someone will ask this question and actually care is about the person is when it is possible that this conversation will go along the lines of "not good/bad/could be better, i have to get a hernia operation soon" and then a conversation builds. so saying how are you only has any meaning when you can see the question will lead to a conversation
now i could be wrong. you could say "how are you" all the time and mean it, its just that i dont really see the point. when ever i say how are you i invariably get back the answer "good/fine/ect". never something negative. i now just assume that everyone i talk to is fine. if they are not fine and want to talk about something then im all ears
now to go along with this i have found when people actually care how you are they say "are you alright", such as when someone has just hit you with thier car. they care about you now. you say "no, i need an ice cream" they will be getting you an ice cream i assure you
so from experience when someone says "how are you" saying "good" will end that part of the conversation. if someone says "are you alright" then take advantage, they really mean "what can i do for you, anything at all. mow your lawn? sure i can do that"
something similar with saying "hello". in RL when someone says hello i simple incline the head. i think this nod is more than saying hello. i am acknowledging a person, actions speak louder than words
you dont have to go into so much detail as i just did but i felt the disection of "how are you" is interesting
another thing is how almost all ads are sexual
so have you noticed anything like this?
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Iris
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posted August 23, 2006 01:57 AM |
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Edited by Iris at 01:58, 23 Aug 2006.
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Haha, that reminds me of something... The "How are you?" "I'm good, thanks" and the "Hey, what's up?" "Not too much" are so common now that sometimes I find myself having these convos:
"How are you?"
"Not too much."
and
"Hey, what's up?"
"I'm good, thanks."
Hmm...
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russ
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posted August 23, 2006 04:32 PM |
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Edited by russ at 16:39, 23 Aug 2006.
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I wouldn't say that when people say "how are you", they don't want to know about it. It depends on the person, not on what they say. For example, if someone I know well and who I usually talk to asks me "how are you?", I will often answer something other than "fine". If someone who I never talk to asks me that, I can deduce that they don't really want to hear about it (even if they say "are you aight'") 
@Iris
My grandmother doesn't really speak English, but she did learn "hi" and "bye". Once she went to a store where a friendly shopkeeper told her "hi!", so she immediately answered "bye" without thinking. You should have seen the expression on his face!  
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted August 24, 2006 07:19 AM |
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time is relative to the observer
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russ
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posted August 24, 2006 04:38 PM |
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Quote:
time is relative to the observer
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Celfious
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posted August 24, 2006 04:56 PM |
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Edited by Celfious at 16:58, 24 Aug 2006.
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When people say "how's it goin'?" (Like beavis) they usualy dont want to hear more than 3 sentances.
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friendofgunnar
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posted September 13, 2006 07:16 PM |
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Quote:
When people say "how's it goin'?" (Like beavis) they usualy dont want to hear more than 3 sentances.
That's kind of interesting.
I'd say that if someone looks you in the eye and says "how's it going?" it's an invitation to chat. But if they say "how's it goin?" fast without looking at your eyes, it only means "hello".
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