>the answer of "how do you do?" is "how do

>fuck you
>fuck you too

>>70195515
??

Do they really do this?

>aloha

>be american
>greeted by getting shot

>>70200741
No. The greeting is pointing a gun. A shot is a farewell.

>>70200804
No you say goodbye by exchanging Mcdonalds coupons

>>70199826

We use "you alright" as a greeting yes

Can't do this here. We will stop and tell you how we are doing.

>Good morning and good evening are greetings
>good day is only used in parting

what did they mean by this?

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>>70200963
>belgian girl comes here to work
>walk past her saying "hows it going"?"
>she stops walking and answers the question, then asks me, thinking i actually wanted a conversation

>>70200963
same

Because dont give a fuck how the person is, we just want to be polite

>>70200963

good lord that sounds absolutely awful

>he doesn't greet in old norse
ey up

>>70202013
whats the point

>>70202038

Well, just say hello instead of greeting someone as if you're asking a question.

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>>70206195
>as if you're asking a question.
lol like others care how you're doing

>ciao = hello & goodbye

>hi!
>ciao!
>ok bye
>ciao!
>what?!
>ciao!
>oh hi!
>ciao!
>hello

W H Y ?
H
Y
?

>>70200830
OK I'll give you two number sevens for a number five.

>>70195489
It's true in French

>Ça va ? (How are you ?)
>Ça va. Ça va ? (I'm good. How are you ?)
>Ça va, ça va... (i'm good, I'm good...)

>>70206378
>ciao

absolutely cute

>>70202320
>he doesn't greet in old norse
>OOGA BOOGA OOGA?
>OOGA BOOGA! /bashes club

>not using the same thing for greeting and reply & goodbye and reply
ishygddt

>>70209590
4x "cześć".

>>70195489
No it's not. If you're greeted with 'how do you do' the typical response is 'I'm very well thank you, and how are you?'

>>70206261
So don't phrase it like a question. You see it as being friendly but in truth it's one of the things I hate the most about Americans.

>>70195489
>"alright then mate?"

Besides, 'how do you do' is an expression exclusive to the upper class and middle class try hards. Nobody uses it otherwise

>>70211250
then what does normal people say?

>>70211281
alri?

>>70210515
And if you are not well?

>>70211760
it's considered impolite to burden people with your troubles
>>70211281
'how are you?'

>>70211760
You lie.

You only open up to close friends or family, and only then if you're really struggling.

"How are you?" Is a reply neutral phrase. We only use it for a greeting. No need to reply. We don't care about your life.

>>70195489
H O U D O E
O
U
D
O
E

>>70195489
Makes sense to me.

What does "how do you do?" mean in the first place?
how do I do what?

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>>70200963
this, lol.

>>70212499
It's a polite way of saying "how are you doing?".

Nobody phrases it like that anymore except old people. We say "y'alright?" or "alright mate".

>>70212590
Sometimes it's even just a nod, or 'Alright'/'Aight'

Especially down here in the run down areas by London.

>>70212361
Dis.

>>70200963
kek Can confirm. I've always found it rather funny how people would tell me in detail what they'd been doing after asking a simple "Hur går det?" in Sverigetråden

>>70200963
we always answer "it's all good" then you keep the conversation going whatever you want

>>70195489
Legit question: I this only if said word by word or does this apply to "how are you doing?" as well? Like if I get a call and the guy goes like "Hello, how are you doing?" Am I supposed to say the same or actually answer on how it is going?

>>70213007
Just say "Fine. You?"
For fucking's sake, nobody actually cares about how you're feeling

>>70213135
fuck's*
Oops

>>70213135
>>70213182
Of course not, but still I'd like to know if the god damn brits are trying to troll me or if it's just casual small talk. Since I've been told this I have highest paranoia about it.

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>>70213135
THEN STOP ARTICULATING IT AS A QUESTION IT'S BLOODY RETARDED.

>>70212499
it means "genki desu ka?"

>>70213470
Finns confirmed as more autistic than Krauts

>>70208694
That's different. "It goes?" "It goes."
Makes sense (not in English)

>>70213410
>>70213470
If they stop walking, they want to talk. If they just greet you and walk past you, they did it out of politeness and don't want to talk

Is it really that hard?

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>Irish
>equivalent of hello means "God be with you"
>response means "God and Mary be with you"

>>70213820
Yeah the thing is, we northerners don't want to talk. You don't do small talk here and it's sawn as creepy and intrusive. Especially if you don't know the person.

>>70213794
Except 'how's it going?' is a common greeting in English.

> how's it going?
> comment va-t-il?

> it's going well
> ce va bien.

>>70213984
'Goodbye' is a shortening of 'God be with ye'.

>>70201273
Did you fuck her?

>>70214117
skepticism.jpg

>continentals are so autistic that they can't grasp the idea of a casual greting

But what if I care? How do ask your grandpa if he is good?

>>70214166
>The island sheepfucker can't into grammar with his own language

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>>70214161

>>70214209
Maybe anglos just don't care

>>70214061
True, I meant it doesn't make sense the way I phrased it

>>70195489
You don't answer questions with questions.

>>70214044
But it's not small talk, it's just a greeting
It's like saying "Good morning" or "Good evening."
What the hell is wrong with you guys

>>70214506
You're literally saying "How" as in question "are you" if anything it just shows that you idiots can't into language.

>>70200963
>>70212829
wait what? you ask how we are doing we will respond with how we are doing.

>>70214506
>say something
>don't mean it
>what the hell is wrong with you

>>70214721
>every aspect of a language should be interpreted literally
'K then

>>70214286
Cool.

God be with ye lad.

>>70214721
> autism cannot do rhetorical questions
Colour me surprised.

>>70214209
We use situational clues and other important parts of human interaction that contenental autists can't figure out

>>70214721
'tism