How do you respond to 'how are you doing?'

"OK". I'm not especially social, and people often come up to me and say "Yo what's up?" Just because they know it makes me uncomfortable.

 

-Good
-I'm good, I've just finished doing ____, what have you been up to?
-Sometimes I say: I'm feeling gay today, Hbu?

Then other times I say weird stuff to grab their attention :lol:

 

I usually say good but I have this friend that lives far away and when I ask what he is doing he always says nothing much. Can't have much conversation there lol.

 

Usually I will answer with, I am doing okay or good thanks, how are you or if I'm not okay, depends who is asking, if I trust that person and feel comfortable saying everything isn't okay, I will usually say, I'm not doing well or I'm not okay, I'm lonely or whatever but usually will follow it up with I'll be fine or okay.

 

It depends who is asking.

If is is an authority figure, I tend to keep it simple:
"I'm fine, thank you. And you, sir/ma'am?"

If it is a family member, I tend to keep it somewhat simple:
"I'm okay. Why're you asking?"

If it is an associate of mine, I tend to keep it casual:
"Just Gucci. What's crackin'?"

If it is somebody I actually enjoy being around, well, the answers can vary. But, usually:
"Fan-FUCKIN'-tastic! Not everybody gets to wake up, and be me!"

 

"Swimmingly."

 

I hate being asked how I'm doing and shit. It's a useless formality, and I never know how to answer. Nobody who asks genuinely cares how you answer, it's fodder.

 

Depends who is asking. I'll quite often say some weird sh*t in response just to see what happens

 

I just say, "I'm good. You? " even when on the inside, I'm like "Oh, I'm feeling pretty shitty today. How about you? " so they don't worry about me.

 

It depends on the person.

Stranger > I'm fine.
Friend > I'm fine. You?
Close friend > I'm fine. You?
Best friend > I'm so fucking sick of this shit.

When I ask the question, I want a genuine answer. If someone says they're OK or fine, I'll sometimes ask, "Just OK?" or "Just fine?"

I tried this with a stranger, once, and we got into a long conversation. Turns out, they weren't just OK, and they weren't just fine.

But if they say yes, then I won't push. I understand the need and/or want for privacy. I just feel like this question is overused. If you don't care, then don't ask me.