How ya doin?
“How ya doin?”
A pretty simple, generic greeting, wouldn’t you say? Most people have their own generic greeting. Some use the timeless “Hey.”. Others use the classic “What’s up?”. Me? I use “How ya doin?”. Always have, probably always will. The thing with generic greetings is that they are just that – generic. They’re not really meant to be meaningful, and if stated in the form of a question, they’re not really meant to be answered. For example, if someone asks you “What’s up?”, you should respond with something along the lines of “Not much”; don’t really tell them what’s up.
With that in mind, the Wife and I rolled into our neighborhood Sonic this past Saturday for a couple of Cherry Limeaide’s to wet our whistles. We order, our drinks come out, and then it happens:
- Me:
- How ya doin?
- Sonic Dude:
- Well, I’ve seen better days. Just got word that my ex-cousin finally had his baby.
- Me:
- (Already taken back that he didn’t just give me "Alright" or some standard answer like that) Really?
- Sonic Dude:
- Yeah, I exhiled him from the family, but just recently here let him back in.
- Me:
- Uh-huh.
- Sonic Dude:
- I don’t feel sorry for him, I feel sorry for that baby.
- Me:
- Alright. Well..um, take it easy.
I turn to the Wife:
- Me:
- Did you get all of that?
- The Wife:
- I have no idea what just happened there.
I put my straw into my Cherry Limeaide, and we left, both wondering what the Hell had just happened.
