I’m gonna give them the real answer and make them wish they never asked.

(context: i work in IT on help desk and talk to people on the phone)

  • AcidSmiley [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    do other countries do this too?

    Germans do this, in spite of there being a 70% chance that people will be halfway honest and answer something like “meh” or “it can’t be helped”

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      2 months ago

      OK, thanks. And yah, the response is not meant to always be, “fine”. If you’re having a bad day, you can tell me that without going into all the details. I usually want to know when that’s the case so I can adjust how I talk to you.