My Life as an Autistic Wikipedian
<i>> the English How are you? or the German Wie geht's?</i><p>As a cultural aside, I would like to point out that the German "<i>wie geht's?</i>" is used to actually prompt a superficial answer about one's state. It's perfectly acceptable to reply with information like "<i>meh, I'm having some trouble</i>". The same goes for almost every other country.<p>But the (US) American "<i>how are you?</i>" does not afford this. Like the article describes, anything but "<i>fine, thanks, and you?</i>" is not considered a valid response. This <i>still</i> trips me up when talking with Americans...