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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I am getting loads of mail enquiring after my health. "How's you, how are you today" etc. all very touching but not intriguing me to meet. Do others have this same enquiring after their health in mail? |
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By *issy louWoman
over a year ago
Staffordshire Moorlands |
"I am getting loads of mail enquiring after my health. "How's you, how are you today" etc. all very touching but not intriguing me to meet. Do others have this same enquiring after their health in mail?"
Allllllll the time! Hence my profile opening text  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We normally get an enquiry as to how our weekend was or is indeed going?
Or today if we do it for pay which was nice.
And people moan that there are no manners anymore. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Isn't this normally how people start a conversation when they meet some one in the real world, it's a social convention. Nearly All the excepted greetings are contracted versions of the question how are you doing.
Hi
Howdy
G'day
Yo wat up
How do you not know this.
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"Isn't this normally how people start a conversation when they meet some one in the real world, it's a social convention. Nearly All the excepted greetings are contracted versions of the question how are you doing.
Hi
Howdy
G'day
Yo wat up
How do you not know this.
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I agree.
I think the OP is being just a little bit precious about what is a standard opening greeting and social convention |
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By *ola.Woman
over a year ago
Just where I need to be. |
This morning I have had quite a few messages with "How are you today" . Prior to reading this never really thought much of it, now I can't read them without thinking oh thats nice they are asking about my health. Think it's time to stop reading threads. |
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"Isn't this normally how people start a conversation when they meet some one in the real world, it's a social convention. Nearly All the excepted greetings are contracted versions of the question how are you doing.
Hi
Howdy
G'day
Yo wat up
How do you not know this.
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"I am getting loads of mail enquiring after my health. "How's you, how are you today" etc. all very touching but not intriguing me to meet. Do others have this same enquiring after their health in mail?"
is how you see things... Going by the many single men on here ... You are getting mail! Go you!!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Isn't this normally how people start a conversation when they meet some one in the real world, it's a social convention. Nearly All the excepted greetings are contracted versions of the question how are you doing.
Hi
Howdy
G'day
Yo wat up
How do you not know this.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I agree that it is a conversation opener, no problem with that. When "how are you, what's up" etc is the whole of the message with no further conversation then a void opens up. Where there is no eye contact to follow up the opener then perhaps a few more words? |
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"I agree that it is a conversation opener, no problem with that. When "how are you, what's up" etc is the whole of the message with no further conversation then a void opens up. Where there is no eye contact to follow up the opener then perhaps a few more words?"
Well yes of course if there is no further conversation after the reply to "how are you?" or one of its variants, then that is pretty sad, but I still don't think the question should be knocked as a standard opening conversational gambit, bland though it may be. |
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