How you doin’?
I’ve always been a bit annoyed with Massachusetts (and by “always” I REALLY mean the last three years).
I’m the kind of chap who will give a nod to strangers in passing. When I lived out in the sticks of Minnesota, this was a common courtesy. You nod, then there is a reply in the form of a similar nod, a “hello”, or maybe a slight raise of the hand off of their steering wheel. People here, however, tend to pretend that we are about to have a conversation. Today, while riding my bike to work, I gave one of my nods to a construction worker.
“How you doin’?”
I doubt that he wanted to chat. I don’t think he really wanted to know how I was doing…but he asked me anyway. I like it better when words/phrases are used properly.
It was so frustrating that I literally killed myself.
