When you ask an acquaintance or perhaps the person sitting next to you waiting for class ‘How are you?’ What’s the answer you're really looking for? A genuine play by play as to why said acquaintance is feeling pretty crap because their little one was up all night, or perhaps all the gory details of the aftermath of the gastro bug that circulated said persons household all weekend long? Or do you really want a simple ‘yep, good thanks, pretty mild this morning hey’ response?