When we respond with the genuine- "well, i feel miserable, i am questioning everything i do/am, i had a fight with a loved one, i am lonely. i feel no hope" answer, it throws the other person off. i guess it also depends on who's asking the question too. i admit i often lie and say i'm fine with someone i don't want to share any personal information with.
Last week i had made a comment about the conversation with a co-worker, and she had said "how are you?" is the Portland hello. Which could be true. There are people that i will ask them every time i see them, and when i realized that for the 17th time i had seen them-17 times i had said "how are you/how's it going?" i then wondered if they thought i was crazy/ or that i was obsessed with how they were- which when you don't know them too well is creepy.
Since the conversation i have felt challenged to really mean the question i ask. . .
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i finished the baby blanket yesterday. Seriously- i can never do that again. i felt so disjointed during, like i had forgotten how to properly talk to other humans. So, i'm sorry for anyone that felt awkward with my lack of conversation, and the blank stares. i have returned to the living.
3 comments:
The blanket looks beautiful.
I agree. I does look beautiful. It will be much appreciated. It is too bad that the picture doesn't show it's true color.
I appreciate your thoughts on the "Portland Hello". I tend to ask people if they want the real answer or not and by their facial response I can tell whether they were truly asking sincerely.
How you doing??? (said in the creepiest way possible).
I'm doing shitty...how bout you?
AWKWARD STARE...I'm doing good thanks....shuffle to the food table.
Glad that doesn't happen with you! I love you Liz!
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