#6 Fine, Thanks.
from Mornings With Mary Hosted by Mary Huff
You’re listening to mornings with Mary where I share everyday thoughts about everyday things before my second cup of coffee. [[coffee machine noise]] Hi, how are you? How many times a week do we get asked this question? And almost every time I answer, “good, how are you?” Sometimes this varies to “fine” or if I’m feeling really adventurous, “doing well.” One of my clients answers this with, “I’m okay,” which always makes me think there’s something horribly wrong as she is not following one of the approved dialogues. Why do we mainly use this phrase as a greeting and not a genuine question? I think one of my new neighbors has absolutely mastered this question. She will reply with the last thing she did, like if she just got home from a trip was just talking to her sister on the phone. This is kind of genius because now I have something I can ask her about and we can have a real conversation. I decided to try this at the dentist. Low stakes. I thought about a few things and I decided on I’m really enjoying this weather. Now I know talking about the weather is only a step above “fine, thanks”, but I do love talking about the weather so I would have no problem carrying on a conversation about that. And I’m happy to report that it did work out well and we talked about hiking and doing things outside. So tell me, how are you? [[coffee machine beeping]] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mhonline.substack.com
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