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Originally Posted by Matyko
Honestly, I would highlight the pessimism from this point, straightforwardness is not that common here as the article shows. We are always complaining and always blame Everyone Else But Us for all the problems.
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It is so because in US "how are you?" can almost be translated as "hello".
Some people even reply "how are you?" to your question of "how are you?".
While in other countries how are you means exactly that - how are you. So they will tell you how they are.