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View submission: What’s the weirdest “unwritten rule” everyone just follows?
“How was your day?”
There is no intention to learn how your day was. Only the desire to ask it.
Comment by weluckyfew at 03/12/2024 at 03:48 UTC
58 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I disagree - I think people usually want to know how your day was (maybe not every detail)
"How are you?", though, I think that's usually not an actual question.
Comment by FlowSoSlow at 03/12/2024 at 12:22 UTC
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As a northeasterner it was quite a trip when I visited California and greeted people with my usual "Howyadoin" only for some people to actually go ahead and start telling me how their day was.
Comment by Amadeus_1978 at 03/12/2024 at 03:51 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
No real desire to ask either, it’s the use your words version of a grunt acknowledging your existence.
Comment by aresthefighter at 03/12/2024 at 12:33 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Actually i care, how was your day? What was the best thing that happened?
Comment by CafeTeo at 03/12/2024 at 18:04 UTC
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I only ask this when I want to know how someone's day is.
Thus I use different greetings.
If someone asks me, they are getting an answer.
Comment by That_Ol_Cat at 03/12/2024 at 23:37 UTC
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