I’m currently in Boston for a conference. Though the last time I went to the US is less than two years ago, I’d already forgotten how annoying it can be if everybody asks you how your are … while obviously not giving a X or not even waiting for the reply.
On the upside, I also found something which I have unfortunately never seen in Europe so far. Pain au chocolat – with extra chocolat topping on the outside! Sweet!
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February 3, 2010 at 1:06 am
Susana Vieira
Well, clearly you’ve never been to Portugal. We have pain au chocolate here!!
November 2, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Ruth
haha, that is true. You don’t have that in German? The How are you thing is also applied in Spanish (at least the Spanish in Latin America) and in Brazil (tudo bem?) …haha but we shouldn’t ask it really because we don’t really care …it is just politeness…. weird politeness.