I'm still alive over here! I've been a bit busy with work, bar exam study, teaching, and general life. I'll be a bit absent for the next 3 weeks, but once the bar is over, I'll be back.
I crossed paths with one of my co-workers in the hall today. Our encounter went like this:
Co-worker: Hi. How are you today?
Me: Fine. You?
Co-worker: Great.
It was a pretty superficial conversation. In all honesty, I'm not doing fine. I'm tired, grouchy, and I have a headache from the lack of sleep. But I also know that "how are you?" isn't really a question. It's a greeting.
I wonder why that is. Was it always this way? Or was there a time when people asked and actually wanted to know the answer?
