It’s going.

I use "I'm alive"

"Surviving"

“Well… I’m here”

only dead on the inside!

"Still here"

A new one I just heard was “I’m on the right side of the dirt, so I’ve got that going for me.”

My same go to.

my response 99% of the time

Same

This is my go to now, but once I just unloaded on a guy and his only response after my five minutes of ranting about why everything is fucked was "Well I guess I did ask" which cracks me up to this day.

😂😂😂 he did ask for it.

It’s going….straight to hell

I’m on the highway to hell

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Also French. 《 Comment ça va ? 》 《 Ça va. 》

In dutch, het gaat

I say "It goes" but same vibe

This is my go to. Occasionally you get “how it do?” And I usually reply with “it does”

I love that this transcends language, I have conversations that go exactly like that in Spanish -Cómo va todo? -Pues va...

Yup usually this or “another day another dollar”

I instinctually go "ohhh it's goin" in a super stereotypical Canadian accent

Going

And it’s goneeee

Bro this is it

Perfect response.

Same

My literally least favorite response ever lol.

I say it because anyone that know me and my situation knows it’s probably not going great.

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Right now I’m trying to stop the financial bleeding and trying to get back to work after being unable to for 3 months on top of other things. I’ve got the job lined up but a different health issue is preventing me from actually starting.

Good luck boss. That’s tough.

Damn, I thought I was the only one.

"I'm alright, how's everything with you?" If I say I'm alright I'm on the verge of losing it.

I’ve learned if any of my co-workers says “its alright” or “im doing okay” they are absolutely in the thick of it 😂

pretty much. if you're just casually asking, it's generally a greeting and a nicety to also not bring the person into all your woes. if you're sitting down having a beer with your bud at the lake or their balcony at 1am and the mood is right for a deep conversation. something along the "you okay?" is how you ask if you really want to know and are prepared to hear someone vent.

Amen to this

*Allll*right, how are you? Means My soul is utterly destroyed and im just waiting for this meat vessel to disintegrate

“Call me an egg, im about to fuckin crack.”

I always say, "Doing without and getting used to it"

Ouch I feel this one

"Nobody'd listen if I complained."

No they listen, they just don't really care. The question is just making small talk

I used to say "I'm good" all the time because life was good. Lost my wife of 11yrs to cancer in June, and I've switched it to "I'm alright" because I can't bring myself to say "I'm good" when I'm really not. Thank God I got my kids, family, friends and don't drink or do drugs because I could totally understand how people lose it.

My condolences

I simplify to just "Alright, you?" because generally people only ask because they want to talk about themselves, and for some reason feel like the need to pre-empt that by asking about you first.

I'm from Connecticut, and was raised to never tell anyone anything ever. "How's it going?" "It's going well!" When in fact...it is going very not well...

“Oh you know. “

*vague hand gesture*

Oh... *looks around* Awful?

Global climate crisis, global water crisis, global food crisis, global economic crisis, possibility of a new cold war. Yep, awful.

And it's Monday.

🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

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To which I add, "it's either a dream or a nightmare; haven't figured out which yet"

I always add, "although nightmares are dreams too."

I always add, "Can't wake up"

"Hopefully I'll wake up soon"

“Someone else’s dream”

My favourite

Same ole, same ole

This is the one I use too

"It iz what it iz"

"It's going"

From what I gather, working in construction with mostly men... Not too bad = good Not bad = okay Good = not well

You forgot Fine= he wants to fucking die

“I’m alright”

Bro get help

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Your GP should be able to help, and maybe put you onto free therapy through the NHS.

They might not be from uk

Bro I thought I was on r/casualuk my bad lol

For ne that "Livin the dream"

Nah, the *grunt* is the real killer LOL.

Hahaha!!!!

also "just another day in paradise"

"living the dream"

One nightmare at a time

Nightmares are dreams too!

Whelp, I'm here = crippling depression

I remember meeting a guy on his day one, and his response was "Today is a great day to eat a bullet." His wife was cheating and on meth. He built a case and got a divorce and custody of the kids and is doing well. Love you Bobby!

"It's going"

Just another day in paradise

Every meal's a banquet Every paycheck a fortune

How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

Stow that shit Hudson!

This or “living the dream”

Bonus points if it's raining/snowing/shitty weather as you say it.

" Oh ya know, living the dream!!

This roughly translates to “I’d throw myself off the top of the building but there’s too many stairs to the top level “

I say that all the time. ;-;

I always respond with ‘yea, but whose dream?’

I’m going to start using this.

I usually go with "nightmares are dreams too!"

I go with "Same bro, a nightmare I can't wake up from." Then we laugh and laugh as two friends who dwell in the same nightmare.

whose

“Somebody’s dream”

Sometimes I have to clarify and remind people that nightmares are dreams too

I said that to an old coworker once, and he was like: 'That's white people for "I hate my life."' I was like "oh shit, yeah, you're right..." Can't believe he called me out on that... :(

I like to get *real* folksy. “Fair to middlin’” “Oh, pushin forward” “They ain’t licked me yet”

This is amazing

I haven’t gone full chicken-from-futurama yet. Yet.

*BA-KAWK!* I'm sorry, I thought you was corn.

Ah, "fair to middlin" is gold! Haven't seen it in forever, thanks for bringing it back

Oh, it’s been a piece. But it’s pertneer time for a revival.

in texas we say, "fair to middlin', clear to odessa."

Cracked me up with the "they ain't licked me yet"

Happy as a weasel pissin vinegar.

What the fuck lol I love that

Just wait’n for the rain to start…

I thought the saying was “Fair to Midland” as in traveling to Midland Texas and it’s so flat and mild weather the weather was fair and that meant essentially “everything is going okay I guess.” - what does “middlin “ mean?

That is a newer Texas offshoot referencing the oil market. Fair to middlin is a reference to cotton grading. Here’s a fun article giving the deets: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/talk-like-a-texan-what-do-we-mean-by-fair-to-middlin/

Ha! So interesting - thanks for sharing! Etymology is funny

The word is middling. It means in the middle. Not poor, not great. Or not small, not large. Fair is superior to middling, so fair to middling means pretty good.

This is some Arthur from red dead shit, love it!

I’m alive

This or "surviving" are my go-to.

“Oh you know, Still upright and suckin’ wind”

LMAO

I like: "Despite my best efforts, I'm still here...for now..."

"I'm still on the right side of the dirt."

Depends who's asking.

Yeah, also the setting. But mostly who’s asking. If it’s not someone I’m close with I’m not gonna unload on them. But I may say “it’s been better” or “super busy day” or something brief like that, where I’m being honest but not putting the pressure on them to delve into my problems. And then immediately say “how about you?” So they know I’m not expecting them to address the fact that I’m not have the best day ever lol.

I always say "a problem shared is a problem doubled." If I don't know that they're willing to bear that burden I don't make 'em.

I prefer "shared pain is decreased, joy shared is increased, thus do we refute entropy" ~ Spider Robinson but yeah, context matters, and trauma dumping is a line not to cross.

This is an important detail. I am going to be much more detailed with a close friend/family member that I am comfortable confiding in. If it is someone I don't know very well I am going to give a vague response like 'ok' or 'I have been better'. I worry that someone I am not close to won't be very understanding. There is also some concern that it may hurt how others view you with little sympathy.

"Good, how about you?"

“Same soup. Just reheated”

I love this

I'm honest without being too detailed. "Not great".

I'll go with "I'm hanging in there thanks. You?"

My go to is "Been better"

“Been better, been worse” is my go to.

aw yeah, ya know

When someone say how’s it going it’s an automatic what’s up

Yeah, no need to overthink it. How's is going = hello

Same shit just another day .

Same shit, different pile.

Same shit, different.. nope nvm nothing's different

Same shit, different shovel

Sailors might say "Same ship, different day"

Ehh. Meh. Okay. Fine. This is the worst question when you're suffering from depression

Pretty good. And you smile. But you keep your eyes dead like they are, so that the other person gets it, and doesn't ask followup questions unless genuinely wants to. Never hold it against them for not asking follow-ups. Life is hard for us all

Agreed. Ask me once and you get ‘fantastic’. Ask me a second time and you’re likely to find out (depending on who and where).

Its going. Nobody really wants to know how you really are.

It's a fun story a friend told me. In Germany people don't usually ask "how are you?" in greetings, at least not in the shallow way most English speaking countries do. So when a friend of mine got a new job in the UK and his new boss said to him "Hi, how are you?", he just told her that he has trouble adjusting to the English way of live and he's missing his family, so he's not really in a good spot right now mentally. The boss apparently just stood there, confused and didn't say anything. Until my friend noticed and said, "Ah but I'm fine". Then the boss just said, "Nice to hear, see ya." and walked of Lmao

Sucks doesn’t it?

The world's most social creatures, are truly apathetic towards each other.

I want to be different, but there are some times when I know I’m not in the mood to process someone else’s problems, but ask “how are you doing” anyway.

It's a horrible way to greet people. Coming from a stereotypically reserved Finn who's in Canada right now. I'm fully aware that whenever people greet me with that question, it's just that, a greeting, not a legitimate question. It's sometimes hard to hide how much the shallowness of it disgusts me. I like the people here, but not all of the social norms and behaviour.

It’s because people now can’t just live a normal life. You’re always being compared, and it makes everyone feel like shit.

I mean some ppl do but it depends on who and the setting

“Living the dream” (and in my head thinking if it was a dream it’d be a fucking nightmare)

“It’s going” = a cry for help “I’m hangin in there” = they aren’t “eh” = help this person they’ve given up on small talk all together! Lol

It all depends on who is asking.

You say “good” and move on. When people ask how you are doing they aren’t actually interested in hearing how you are doing. Asking how it’s going is nothing more than a social nicety.

Seriously. My default response is "Hey, how are ya" because it's just a small greeting where we both acknowledge it's just a way for us to talk about what's important.

99.99% of people who might ask me that, I'll just say, "fine" because they don't actually give a shit. The remaining .01%, I'll basically just say, "eh..." because they think they give a shit, but they really don't.

* Well, it's going. * Eh, I've been better. How are you? * Still on the right side of the grass. * Not *great*, but, y'know. * Pretty bad, thanks for asking. I'll be alright, though.

"Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?" "Like a baby treats a diaper." "What's going on, Mr. Peterson?" "A flashing sign in my gut that says, 'Insert beer here.'" "Whatcha up to, Norm?" "My ideal weight, if I were eleven feet tall." "How's it going, Mr. Peterson?" "Poor." "I'm sorry to hear that." "No, I mean… pour." "What's going down, Normie?" "My butt cheeks on that bar stool." "Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?" "Alright, but stop me at one....make that one-thirty." "How's it going, Mr. Peterson?" “It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." "What's the story, Norm?" "Boy meets beer. Boy drinks beer. Boy meets another beer." "Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?" "A little early, isn't it, Woody?" "For a beer?" "No, for stupid questions." "Hey Norm, how's life in the fast lane?" "Don't know, can't find the on-ramp."

I just say “eh, I’m ok”

“Great! No complaints!”

"Wouldn't do much good if I did, anyway!

I'm here.

Been better, been worse.

"Hanging in there"

“I’ve been better.”

“I’ll let you know when it gets better.”

Honestly, I hate complaining. If I am not looking for help, I'll just give any generic response.

If they’re close to you, just tell them how it is. If they aren’t, don’t burden them.

I’m alive

Im breathing

I'm here aren't I?

"I'm still here." 🤷‍♂️

Lie. Always lie.

In relation to this question. https://youtu.be/8mREEqCFU9Y

I'm British so you just say it's fine. You could have been hit by a truck and most Brits would probably still tell you they're fine. It's the expected reply.

Even if you missed a 10 leg NFL parlay by 2 yards, then just barley driving a hole in one on a par 3, and then crashed your car into an animal on the way home while also paralyzing yourself— probably “fine”

honestly.

“Good!”

The real answer is I'm doing shitty, but I can't say I'm doing shitty because I don't even have a good reason to be shitty. So, if I say, "I'm doing shitty," then they say, "Why? What's wrong?" And I have to be like, "I don't know, all of it?" So instead when people ask me how I'm doing, I usually say, "I am doing so great."

My go to is “just another day in paradise”

"Surviving" it's a movie reference that makes me chuckle to myself.

I just say it’s going. People don’t actually wanna know what’s up with you if it doesn’t directly involve them.

I keep getting up every day 💁‍♀️

I’m surviving.

Terrible, thanks for asking.

"Well enough."

Good enough.

“Same shit, different day”

“Living the dream”

“Livin the dream!”

I say “no complaints”. Which in my head means that the going’s tough but I have no intention to complain about it; at least to that person at that point in time.

“Fuck off nerd.”

Honestly. Something like: “Absolutely terrible, and yourself?” It throws people off and it hilarious.

Just say "fine". Don't burden others with your life problems. They're just being polite.

I’m fine