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How's it going?
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Going good.
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It's decent.
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Is that it?
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So, I grew up in Russia. I lived there from age 3 to 15.
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Ever since we moved to the US, I've always been confused by this question: "How's it going?"
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Like, no one ever answers the question.
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All right, I'm going to prove it to you.
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How's it going?
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Nothing.
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How's it going?
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What's up?
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Not even a little detail.
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How's it going?
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How's it going?
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Again, nothing.
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How's it going?
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I got this.
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What does that mean?
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How's it going?
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How's it going?
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He answered my, "How's it going?", with a "How's it going?"
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So now that I've proved to you that nobody ever answers the question, "How's it going?",
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I'm going to actually take some time to sit down next to someone and see if we can have a genuine conversation.
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How's it going, man?
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How you doing?
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Good, dude. Busy.
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Yeah, it's been cra, I mean, it's been crazy.
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How's it going? Good?
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Yeah, yeah, good. Thanks.
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Cool.
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Aw, this is my...
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Nice to meet you.
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Hi.
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How's it going?
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Hey.
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How's your day?
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Nice to meet you.
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Good?
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Good.
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Yeah, I give up. That wa—that was the most awkward thing I've ever experienced.
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I thought it was going to be a video where I like, met all these people.
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No, it's extremely uncomfortable. It's awkward.
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No one wants to talk about their day or like, open up their feelings.
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So instead of putting myself through more awkward interactions, I'm going to go around with a microphone.
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I'm going to see why people think no one answers the question: "How's it going?"
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Sarah, do you have time for an interview?
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I...
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Too late, we're gonna do it, so...
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It's a one question interview.
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How's it going?
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It's going good.
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Eh, it's all right.
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How... how's it going with you?
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It's good.
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Good.
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So how many times have you heard "How's it going?" in the past week?
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Not everyday.
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How many times have you answered it other than saying it's fine?
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Never.
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Why do you think no one ever answers the question, how's it going?
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I just had this problem! I was in LA and everybody was answering me.
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You don't want to get too personal I guess.
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I think it's because usually the answer is too depressing.
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I mean, go to a therapist.
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Nobody's ever going to say it's going bad.
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I once tried changing "How are you?" to "Are you good?"
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And everyone was like, do I not look okay? Is there something wrong?
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I hate when people, like if people were to really ask me that because it would like, uncork some deep shit.
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I never ask.
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Oh, you never ask?
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I just give like the head nod and if you give it back, then I know you're good.
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I honestly think the world would be better if we just didn't talk to people at all.
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What I'm realizing is that everyone at Buzzfeed hates interaction and is bitter, and I'm the only one who cares about connecting with other human beings.
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I guess I could get rid of how's it going completely.
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My problem with how's it going is when people ask and immediately stop listening.
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So, so how was your day?
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It's good.
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Ding!
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So I'm currently editing this video and I just watched back all the footage.
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Even though this video is silly and funny and it's not supposed to be serious, I feel like there's actually a pretty important lesson to be learned from this video.
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I think there's something so important about listening and talking to the people around you,
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because you never know who needs to be talked to, or who wants to be heard, or who has some problems that they need to share.
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So it's really important to listen, and you should take the time to sit down and talk to the people you care about and really ask people how's it going.
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So if you guys feel like it, in the comments below, just tell me how it's going.