For example when you’re catching up with friends after a while
“Ah you know, same old.”
How do you answer the question "What's new with you?" when nothing happens in your life?
Submitted 11 months ago by MakkaPakka@lemm.ee to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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klemptor@startrek.website 11 months ago
ef9357@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not much, you?
lemming741@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Living the dream
waz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“Nothing worth mentioning, you?”
Ledericas@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It gets awkward
hperrin@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I can’t remember the last time nothing has been going on in my life. It sounds wonderful.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
gettin’ better at turnin’ food to poop, you?
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Pretty sure you technically get worse at this as you age
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
maybe you do, sylv. some of us age like fine manure
choco_crispies@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Not too much. Just doing the daily.
This is an honest and correct answer if that is your situation. Nothing wrong with that.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 11 months ago
I tell the truth. Nothing. I don’t care to expend the energy to make up an excuse.
indepndnt@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This reminds me of the time that I learned that the correct answer to “what’s up?” is “what’s up?” At least in the context of that one coworker who would say that to me as we were walking past each other.
I’ve since learned to recognize these things as a “bid for connection”. It generally has little to do with the content of the question or the answer and everything to do with relating.
So basically there is no wrong answer. And there are lots of good examples in this thread!
Personally I tend to answer “not much” as a knee-jerk reaction, but sometimes I’ll remember to say something else after that.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
Usually a brief “I just read/played/watched such-and-such”
If they know it, we can chat about it. If they don’t, and they’re interested, we can chat about it. Otherwise, the conversation moves on and the social rite is concluded successfully.
Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
In general, switch the question to, “What’s new in the world?”
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
“I’m a normal user of sidewalks.”
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m functioning within normal parameters.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
janus2@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
“just the time and date”
oppy1984@lemm.ee 11 months ago
The court order was very clear that I am not allowed to discuss that. How about you? Anything new?
CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 11 months ago
This wins the thread !redditsilver
oppy1984@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Thank you, thank you. I’d like to dedicate this award to all the antisocial people out there who just want to be left alone.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 11 months ago
“Nothing’s new - same old”
MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
“I am unfortunately still here” is my go-to. People seem to leave you alone if you joke about killing yourself.
kinther@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The cosmic horrors persist, but so do I
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m so stealing that.
kinther@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I stole it from somewhere else, so seems only fair
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“Livin’ the dream.”
RBWells@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Nothing much, you?
J52@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
You know how at times no news are good news, I’ve only got good news.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Song lyrics are always fun.
“I’m another older and deeper in debt.” [16 Tons]
“I’m tired of living and sacred of dying.'” [Old Man River]
“I’m a material girl…” [can’t remember the title…]
LavaPlanet@lemm.ee 11 months ago
“you know, new day, same old, how about you?” think of it as a game of catch, throw the ball back, if you don’t want to / or have a quick answer.
EpeeGnome@lemm.ee 11 months ago
“New toilet paper, same shit” is how an old boss of mine used to say it. Good for if you want to go clever yet crude.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
capc8m@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Living one day at a time
Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I hate that kind of question, as if you are expected to live in the fast lane, and all sorts of things should have happened.
It’s probably not meant that way, but that’s how it feels. I’d probably answer something along the lines of: “Nothing dramatic. how about you?”some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
“Same old same old. You?”
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 months ago
I take a short breath and pull out my phone.
I notate when I last saw them.
I then pull out my document of every major event that occurred to me from point A to point B.
They look confused.
I comfort them.
I gently remind them that I’m on this ride with them. And if they didn’t want to be informed, they shouldnt have asked.
I clear my throat, and start at the top of the list.
SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not much how’bout yoy?