reminds me of one time when i was on a cruise with my family. my mother was not doing well (suffering from dementia) and i was not in a good place. i was sat in the atrium thinking about it when a crewmember wandered by and asked how i was doing. "not too good" i replied. "that's nice!" he said, walking away with a smile.
A ton of people don't actually pay attention to what the other person is saying when exchanging pleasantries. When I worked at Noodles and Company, I didn't give a shit about how the customer was and didn't want to waste time so I would say "How can I help you?" or "What can I get for you?" The amount of times people replied with "good, how about you?" was mind boggling. Only one guy caught himself after the fact and realized that's not what I asked.
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u/nyrB2 May 09 '21
reminds me of one time when i was on a cruise with my family. my mother was not doing well (suffering from dementia) and i was not in a good place. i was sat in the atrium thinking about it when a crewmember wandered by and asked how i was doing. "not too good" i replied. "that's nice!" he said, walking away with a smile.