How are ya?

[mathsteacher]

i think some of wat your saying is right but the main reason why people answer the how are ya question with im great or im fine is cause the person asking doesnt really want to hear the truth,if someone asks ya how you are and you say well let me begin by sayin how poxy my mornin was,,you will soon find yourself talkin to nobody,the real question should be does the person asking how you are really want to know how you are?????

telling how poxy ur morning was etc is only external things not discussing a persons feelings etc
eh i think a true friend/partner does want to know how u really are

[itstimenow]

external things as you say actually define how you are, if your car breaks down on a moter way and it costs ya 150 just to tow it somewhere and you end up missing a very important meeting,,tell me,,how da bloody hell would ya be then..

telling how poxy ur morning was etc is only external things not discussing a persons feelings etc
eh i think a true friend/partner does want to know how u really are

[skywalker85]

No where you come from for many years people didn't ask how are you it was just "Yes" as both the question and the answer, LOL

was that how a male & female got it on,, if the male just says yes and so did the female, did that mean ya where in their str8 away,, wish was as easy as that now days

[doodlebug]

external things as you say actually define how you are, if your car breaks down on a moter way and it costs ya 150 just to tow it somewhere and you end up missing a very important meeting,,tell me,,how da bloody hell would ya be then..

I would feel, frustrated, angry, and saddened, all of them internal feelings!!!!

[FunnyName]

Totally agree with itstimenow - How are ya in ireland more like a 'Hello' or just a simple greeting. It's not really a 'How are u, i really want to know ur current feelings?' when people are more serious and genuinely want to know how u are or how ur day has been, they will specify by saying just that. 'Any craic with ya?' 'hows ur day been?' but when u bump into some1 and say 'hi hows things??' its just a greeting

thats how i see it anyway

'Not to bad' is usually my response or 'grand, u?'

[mathsteacher]

external things as you say actually define how you are, if your car breaks down on a moter way and it costs ya 150 just to tow it somewhere and you end up missing a very important meeting,,tell me,,how da bloody hell would ya be then..

id be 150 down and missed my meeting with the escort!

yes i didnt say they werent defined by external things and id believe they are a reaction too them but people dont name the feelings.
in the above situation id be fucking annoyed

[mer]

when some1 says how are you to me i say...... how she cutting and walk on or say sup lad

[mellors]

telling how poxy ur morning was etc is only external things not discussing a persons feelings etc
eh i think a true friend/partner does want to know how u really are

Talking with friends and being really inerested in their reply, is very different to passing someone you just know in the street.
but I must admit the Irish do tend to be a bit evasive when expressing anything personal (outside of the anonymity of an internet forum !!) . Generalisation I know.

[itstimenow]

so you would be annoyed and pissed of or would you be over the moon with joy and av a big smiley face on ya?i really dont know anyone who has great days but feel poxy over it dude.

id be 150 down and missed my meeting with the escort!

yes i didnt say they werent defined by external things and id believe they are a reaction too them but people dont name the feelings.
in the above situation id be fucking annoyed

[itstimenow]

actually lets take mer 4 instance,several times he goes into the chat room and within a matter of minutes he will say he is bored and the amount of people who tell him to stop sayin that is quite alot. a few of da ladies even got pissed off with him over sayin it, now,,ok mer may have been jokin which i doubt but my point is no one really cared wat was wrong,they jus didnt wanna know