How are you ?

@helenS hello

@helenS I feel the same . That is why I am asking. If I am not happy in my life then why can’t I tell my actual situation?

@helenS @helenS I think it’s a social issue not a grammar issue. “How are you?” Literally means just what it asks. You hear or see it so often as or in a greeting that it may seem to just be “hello”. Also the fact that many times people aren’t ready to delve into how they really are at every greeting makes people not really answer it and so it becomes less of a literal question

@Stuffy When I was in the US, and, during the first weeks, when someone asked my how I am, I gave a long and detailed answer... 😏

@helenS that is normal, some times I did it in the past and even still occasionally. If people don’t want the answer they shouldn’t ask I figured.