Well, I live in Germany (and have always lived here) and it’s part of the greeting ritual. Why say hello when you expect no other answer than hello back
When I’m ill or something, I have to consciously work against the tendency to say I’m good.
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GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 days agoGerman in america woes
Like, why even ask If you don’t care
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I live in germany as well, und bin auch von hier. I still can’t recall the last time an acquaintance or friend would ask me this without actually wanting to know the answer though. Albeit I do know the sort of meme way of asking “Läuft?” - “Muss muss” as well. But that feels more analogous to the english howdy, a way of asking the question entirely as a greeting.
The way Americans do it seems more like asking your friend "hey, wie geht’s dir denn so in letzter zeit”.
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah, that’s a common misunderstanding. When they want a lengthy discourse regarding your status, they’ll instead say, “Tell me of the waters of your homeworld, Usul.”