PLEASE HELP SHOULD I SAY THIS OR SOMETHING ELSE…?

[claudia32]

When someone asks how is it going? Should I say: it’s going good, just hanging out with a friend and came back from vacation, hbu? Or dhpuld I say something else?

[Oliverlogan263]

Here are some other options for responding to "How's it going?" :

"Not too bad, thanks for asking! How about you?" - Keep it simple and polite, returning the question.

"Pretty good so far. Just heading out to do some errands." - Share a brief detail about your day while keeping it casual.

"I'm doing well! Just got back from vacation actually, it was much needed. And you?" - Mention the highlight of your week so far and return the question.

"Things are looking up. How have you been?" - Use a positive but vague response and turn the question around.

"Hanging in there. How's life treating you lately?" - Use a lighthearted response and ask an open-ended follow up question.

"Can't complain! Yourself?" - Keep it short and sweet while returning the question.

The key is to keep it casual but positive, sharing just enough detail to be personable without oversharing. Returning the question shows you're interested in how the other person is doing as well.

So your original responses weren't bad, but here are some alternatives that might flow a bit better in conversation:

"Pretty good, just got back from a little vacation. And you, how's it going?"

"Not bad, just hanging out with a friend. Yourself?"

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

[caring__1]

For the most part, these questions are sent out more often as greetings than questions, so it is usually better to treat them as such. You can respond, "fine, and you?" If a person is truly interested in how things are with you, they'll show interest to dig deeper. It can turn very awkward if they sent it as a greeting and you responded with significant detail.

[claudia32]

That’s what he does every time lol

[claudia32]

Responds with significant details

[caring__1]

You're free to educate him. How do people know if no one bothers to tell them? Language is challenging, even if you've been speaking the same language all your life. Help each other to see how you can use the same words to address totally different things.

[pervertedjester]

Here's an old comic who might be able to help ya

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FYsK7m7e64s

[Christoff92]

You can say it's going good. That's fine 😃