Everyone says "I'm Fine"

Me, I am always confused about one thing or another :)

btw,how are you? :-D LOL

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Actually That’s how my wife pacifies herself in front of her girlfriends when they tease her that your husband doesn’t care for you at all ;)

guess i'll have to pacify myself with such thoughts...hmm!

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Svelte maybe he does realise it but men can't always put it in words how much they care for their wives. They just love to act cool even when they are worried sick for their spouse.

wish my husband also realises it sometime soon.coz when i say "i'm fine" or "i'm okay",he takes it that i mean to say "i'm the happiest being alive now" x-(

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Yep svelte :)

I have learned the hard way that it's not ok when she says it's ok :)

experience speaks,eh? ;-) he he!

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

If ever a girl says to me I'm okay, my next question is what's wrong....

But the worst are those that say "I'm fine if you're fine." What does that mean? Is it my job to make you feel good?.....LOL....i've been told that a couple of times....and the person just walks off leaving me with an exclamation mark on my face and with a feeling to kick myself for even thought of asking "how are you?" :-D

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Svelte,

Agree with you. Everyone is fine b'cos we don't need false sympathy or empathy. God forbid you say you're not fine. Then the digging starts, just to make themselves feel good, not you.

But the worst are those that say "I'm fine if you're fine." What does that mean? Is it my job to make you feel good?

After having a hearty breakfast like that, you must be fine :-)

I had a monotonous bowl of cereal :-(

I guess that is what people say to avoid further questions...

yup,i did!had French Toast with honey,a glass of warm milk and an apple....just for a change :-D

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Svelte..have you had your brekkie this morning? Like Jervis said, where's our paranthas? I'll bring some mango pickle.

he he!that's a good option :-)

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

phoenix2009 , it's been ages since the last time i listened to ziad...today i will :D

and by the way , yeah do not ask me how am i doing cause you'll just remind me how bad i am :D

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I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge.

some of us are fine,some are okay and some are not fine :-) thanks a lot for asking anyway.

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Hello ! How are you all ? all fine ?

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being offensive is totally uncalled for,i do agree.but instead of saying "i'm fine" (which implies directly that everything is happening in my life just the way i want it to be),a simple "i'm okay" would suffice,no?

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

It's just formalities of meeting someone, I never ask a close friend of mine, how are you and none of them asks me how I am.. What else are you supposed to say when a stranger asks you this, None of your f*cking business won't be too polite I think.

Me too, I'm still overweight, still dieting and still gaining the average weight...the story of my life...

Salam

Dear Pajju.

I am fine, although I do have a little twinge in my back. Old age I think. Thank you so much for asking my brother.

I hope that your weekend will be a joyous one.

lol saggi :P

and how about you?

To my keralite friends....Good morning, nalla vishesham..... sab kushal mangal?

To my muslim friends.....Salaam then kya haal hain sirjee?

To strangers, my answer is Great unless had a bad start in the morning.....Grrrhhhhh!

so brit how is ur health today ?

do u want me to play MOD? Mod Note:English only in the main forum :-P

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

All is well, work is crazy, busy weekend and I'm still happy, elhamdul'Allah.

Wish all is perfect with you and your loved ones...:)

Salam

MD...come weekend and the butterflies start their work,eh? ;-) wish you have a great weekend,buddy! :-)

Happy Happy....i hope so too.and thank you so much for your wishes.i'm expecting my weekend to be very busy.lots of odd jobs around the house.and it's high time my car visited a car-wash :-)

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

lol FS from my side Evideyaado kaanunnillello .. not sugaano ? lol

How are you this morning. i hope all is well.

LOL...i sure would look at the person as if he/she is from outer space if somebody were to ask me something like that.....pihihihi!the thing is...back home,if we were asked something like that from a stranger,it's weird....and if it comes from somebody close..."why am i asked so?why is he/she being formal with me?what is wrong?" :-P

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

I'm wishing you a very exquisite morning, day and weekend..:)

Note: I think this thread will pass without quarrels, let's keep our fingers crossed..:)

سلام

Salam

Thanks guys. Not you, only one person can. I need a cure against butterflies in the stomach.

"Leave Me or Love Me"

(MagicDragon)

MD...can we really help you with your stomach problem?? lol

I care..

I used to work with a German colleague. He always used to say that when you have pain, your body is trying to tell you something. Don't ignore it and say "i'm fine"....

That's why i like germans :O)

Do we even wish? when we wish ppl they look as if we are from outer space..lol Suprabhatam Saggi..sugham ano?

Brit..lol

not really,brit....maybe they could just say "i'm just okay" or something of that sort,whatsay?

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

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You see, brit, I told everybody that I wasn't fine. Do you think anybody cared?

"Leave Me or Love Me"

(MagicDragon)

Do you really want someone to turn around and say.."Thanks for asking. Actually I have a myriad of isues / problems. i need someone to confide in and you are a kind person. have you got a couple of hours to spare ....yadda, yadda, yadda)"

strangely,it's only in our state that we almost never ask people how they're doing.guess it's understood that if you belong here,u ought to be fine :-D LOL

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

I am not fine either :(

Saggs.. I think I got it after coming here..when ppl ask us its a courtesy to ask them back....in my country I wont ask a stranger how he is..but I do here.. maybe a cultural thing...

yup....basic manners is getting scarce lately....btw,wish you a very good morning,Happy Happy :-)

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

Some people don't even bother to ask, they greet me by saying (which I resent) "Morning Happy Happy", and I go like "Yeah,I know it's morning". They don't even want to take the time to wish someone a proper "Good Morning".

Salam

haven't forgotten about the parathas,eh?LOL i suggest u visit Garden Restaurant today and appease ur craving :-P

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

in that case,a simple 'good morning/good afternoon/good evening/good night" would suffice,non?

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

naah....it's not a trick question at all....but yeah,it's not easy to understand when a woman says "i'm fine" coz she might/might not mean anything else.god made us complicated so that men spend an entire lifetime to try and decipher us....and finally realise at the end of the road that he hasn't understood anything about her :-D LOL

psst....will let u in on a secret...this intrigue is what actually keeps relationships going ;-)

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

How does it matter to a random person or a stranger ? I normally say “am Good”! even if am not..

But some one who cares ask… if am not good I will tell that…

And vice versa…I really don’t want to know how he/she is ….I really mean it only when I ask ppl I care…its just like a greeting phrase when asked to strangers..

Svelte - I agree with you, its far easier to say I'm fine, otherwise they'll be awkward silences or having to delve further into why you're not fine. Unless its someone close to you asking, then that's completely different, you can be totally honest.

I am not fine! I have a stomach problem!

"Leave Me or Love Me"

(MagicDragon)

Saggi is this a trick question? Like when we men ask if something is wrong, you reply NOTHING? But its actually something and we need to give up our family and friends and job to go to the jungles and meditate for 40 years without food to gain enlightenment to be able to read your mind?

Today i'm very fine thanks for asking :P

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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well to me when a close friend ask me i can tell him directly whether i'm fine or in deep s**t or feeling nostalgic or whatever, yet for others i reply with the same question, "how are YOU"

Yalla!

if i'm not fine,i just say i'm okay.....coz i know if i say i'm not fine,i'll be bombarded with questions as to WHY i'm not fine....stuff i'll be in no mood to elaborate.

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

.i never say im fine when im not......

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Talk to my crown......

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Its a formal word to head a person or start a conversation.

sometimes the words "i'm fine" comes out automatically even if you are not.

and i am not fine today... :(

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* Love me or hate me...go figure *

"I am fine"....its comes with how does it matter to you or even if I am not what could you do about it... so no point telling other than that I am fine.....

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One life to live, live it to the fullest.

i only say "im fine" when i really feel like that.. :P

Saggi am really fine today .. i dunno abt tommoroow ?

:-o there he goes again.....please stick to the topic,Bestheartman.you can have your advertisement and free publishing elsewhere!

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

I'm not all that fine.....just okay u can say

Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.27 Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr

A person asked Allah`s Messenger (saws) "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He (saws) replied, "To feed (the poor), and greet (with Salaam) those whom you know and those whom you don`t know."

Greeting one another with ‘Salaams’ and supplications, and the shaking of hands when greeting, regardless if one uses only the right hand or one wishes to clasp both hands, is indeed from amongst the preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).

how are you Saggi ?

"everytime you ask me "how are you?" you remind me that i'm NOT fine, so please don't ask me "how are you" anymore because i'm NOT fine, don't even ask me how r things, things are NOT OK"

"you know what, when you see me next time, just ignore me and i promis i won't get offended, on the contrary, it'll be a pleasure."

that's exactly how i feel when i meet a happy friend of mine here in Qatar.

Yalla!