Re: Frivolous Poll - how do you answer "how are you?"

[Wanda Phillips <wanda -dot- jane -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Ah, yes, we all know her as Barbara (and sometimes I forget her last
name), but I like to be pompous with the ceremony. I also like to just
throw words around, make an impression with my verbal skills. Plus,
I'm terrified of her.
wanda

On 6/13/05, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Funny, I treat the CEO no differently than anyone else. He likes to be
> treated like a normal person. :-)
> 
> On 6/13/05, Wanda Phillips <wanda -dot- jane -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > It depends on the audience. <G>
> > I answer differently each and every time, navigating in microseconds
> > the complex maze of *who is asking*, *how am I?*, *what do I want to
> > reveal*, *how goofy do I feel*, and more. For example, when I
> > encounter our CEO in the lunch line and she says *how are you?* I
> > always answer *As well as could be expected under the current
> > circumstances, thank you. And you?*

-- 
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which
differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people
are even incapable of forming such opinions.
Albert Einstein

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