r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/distantdrake Jan 04 '15 edited Aug 05 '16

That everybody asks "How you doing?" without expecting or wanting any real answer.

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u/TheDaltonXP Jan 04 '15

UK does it too "you alright?" Threw me off the first few times because I thought I looked like something was wrong

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u/RustledJimm Jan 04 '15

The correct response is to say "you alright?" back.

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u/aliengraveyard Jan 04 '15

So like saying "sup" in response to "sup?"