Yunjie Xue
At the first two months when I had come to Montreal, the most “terrifying” and “dreadful” thing for me was to respond to “How are you?” asked by other nice, friendly people here—And imagine, I had to do it at any time and anywhere!
For sure I understand that is merely a simple and common greeting, but I just cannot get accustomed to it. This question always makes me feel very nervous and think a lot: Does he/she ask how I am going? Oh, he/she is such a kind person concerning about me! Should I say “thank you” and “how are you” back? Actually, I am so pleased now because I have just finished one of my assignments. So should I tell the person about it? But if I tell, it seems like we are going to have a formal conversation. If I don’t tell, what else could I do? Maybe I should give he/her a smile… Don’t call me a drama queen. It is literally what I went through in mind when asked about “how are you” at the very beginning.
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