What does it mean?

[ozge]

I wonder what does "How are you? mean in some cultures...

[Ataraxia]

Maybe she's using the definition of fabulous as "told about in fables; purely imaginary". Here in Korea "How are you?" means that your English teacher has just walked into the classroom.

[ozge]

I liked it:) That's so funny.

[Ataraxia]

I have to tell you that I'm really enjoying the strips you've done this week- the anger one especially looks so great!

[ozge]

It's so strange. I cannot remember what I was angry at and what I have learned.

[notmarkflynn]

"How are you?" is something of a platitude in the U.S. It's along the lines of saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes. I'm an agnostic, and I'm not actually blessing people when I say it, I'm trying to be polite to someone through societal conventions. So the all these "how are you?/ I'm fine, how are you?/ doing good" kind of exchanges are just a long way of saying hello with an element of concern that, whether genuine or feigned, can be ignored without any rudeness or accepted without any awkwardness.

It is kind of needlessly complex.

[ozge]

I haven't been visiting the forum. It is like rediscovering a familiar place.