Elmo checked in with his followers Monday – and now people are pouring their hearts out to Sesame Street's beloved red muppet. "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" he posted on X, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Do you ask someone “How are you?” when you really don’t care? When someone says, “Hello, good morning,” followed by, “How are you doing?” do you ever wonder – do they really care?

Generally, when someone asks “How are you doing,” you don’t actually tell them how you’re doing. Without this piece of common etiquette, we would be pinned in place for hours by vague acquaintances ...

How are you?” is the lowest-hanging fruit in the tree of caring questions, and it’s the one that will give you the most ...

As children, most people were taught to memorize certain dialogue in order to be considered polite in everyday situations. Along with saying “please,” “thank you,” and “nice to meet you,” we were ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a problem that has bothered me for quite some time: Why do servers at restaurants always greet us with, “How are we doing?” Why “we”? Are they going to sit down with us to ...

Drino* tells me that in the United States, he never knows what to say when someone asks, “How’re you doing?” In the country where he grew up, he says, the standard reply is something equivalent to ...

Sure, you can always go with the standard "fine" or "good," but why would you when you can try out some funny responses to "how are you" and get some laughs? Whether you're texting or talking, these ...

Unprecedented times are starting to feel like the new normal. What we need to get through these times is social support. But in order to receive it, we have to stop "surface acting," or feeling ...

Minnesota State students filled the CSU Tuesday for the annual “How Are You Doing?” event, a mental wellness program created to help students check in with themselves and learn stress-management ...