Did you know this?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52174)
Staten Island, New York
June 12, 2026 7:04pm CST
Here in NYC, instead of saying “Hi” people will say “How are you?” to you.
That doesn’t mean that they actually want you to tell them how you are doing.
It’s just their way of being friendly and saying hello to you.
I did not know that before.
Sometimes they will actually say “Hi, how are you?”. I am not sure if in this case they actually want to know how you are or not but I usually reply with “good” regardless if I am actually good or not.
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5 responses
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
7h
To me, it’s weird asking someone “how are you?” when you don’t really want to know how a person is.
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@Ineeddentures (34718)
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7h
@lovebuglena
Worse when they introduce themselves and say they are vegan
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
6h
@Ineeddentures somebody would actually say they’re vegan without anybody asking?
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@Deepizzaguy (122196)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5h
I did not know that saying "How are you" is the main way New Yorkers greet others.
@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
2h
In Southern Germany, if you ask someone how they are doing, they will literally stop and let you know. 
