" How are you?" is a nice question. It' s a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. It' s a question that often doesn' t need an answer. The person who asks, " How are you?" expects to hear the answer" Fine, " even if the person isn' t fine. The reason is that" How are you?" isn' t really a question and" Fine" isn' t really an answer. They are common ways of saying" hello" or" hi " .
For example, when someone asks" Do you agree? " , the other person may be thinking, " No, I don' t. I think you' re wrong." It isn' t polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, " I am not so sure."
People also don' t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, " I' ve got to go now, " or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as" Someone is at the door, " or, " Something is burning on the stove." The person who wants to hang up simply doesn' t want to talk any more, but it isn' t polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn' t hurt the other person' s feelings.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don' t say exactly what they are thinking.
A. This is a nicer way to say that you don' t agree with someone.
B. You' d better not tell the truth to your family.
C. However, " How are you?" is also an unusual question.
D. The excuse may be real, or not.
E. Sometimes, people don' t say exactly what they mean.
F. If you disagree with others, they will hate you.
G. This is one way of being nice to people, and it' s a part of the game of language.
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