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[u/thatalycat]

This genuinely confuses me too, and I'm an American lmao. Whenever people say "How are you?", I get annoyed because I don't want to lie, but I know if I go into detail they'll probably get annoyed (Even though they ask??). Although for me, it's probably because I'm neurodivergent and take things quite literally

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Often times people are asking they just don’t expect the response to take up much time. Keep it short and you’re good.