Reply To: Why do people do this?

Quirk E lol. Hi to you. Yes I noticed that too. I conducted an experiment a couple of years ago where whenever anyone said to me “hi how are you” I would ignore that comment and move onto another subject with a short sentence. Very rarely did anyone repeat the question or inquire again. I could feel they were only saying how are you as an opener, a matter of habit, but were not really bothered and waiting for a response.