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31 Jan 2014
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When friends say "how are you?" , I say "fine" or something like that. What should I say when I into shop and clerk say " how are you?"
When friends say "how are you?" , I say "fine" or something like that. What should I say when I into shop and clerk say " how are you?"
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Actually you can tell your friends what you actually think. But to the clerk you'd usually just say "I'm fine, how has your day been?" Or "Great!"
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You can reply with "I'm fine. thanks" and you can add "can you help me find......?" Or "I'm just looking". --
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