[macintux]

> If I ask "how y'all doing?" I want to know how you and yours are doing.

I just want people to stop asking me how I'm doing if they don't care.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that "How's it going" is a greeting, not an interrogative, and I want that change undone forever.

[saltcured]

What's interesting is you may reply, "hey, how are you?", and lots of people may be satisfied with that. Neither party actually answers how they are, yet the handshake is complete.

[macintux]

I refuse out of principle, but agree, that works.

I just use "Howdy".

[ptmcc]

Which is short for "How do you do?"

[macintux]

Good point! I guess my principles only extend so far.

[FarmerPotato]

Don't forget to end the conversation with "God be with ye". Or "A Dios".