How do you respond to “How’ve you been”?

How many times this week have you been asked the question, “How’ve you been?” or its cousin “How are you?” We’ll venture a guess that if you really sat down and counted, that number could be in the hundreds. Now, how many of you have answered with a “Fine, how are you?” Was the response you heard in the realm of “Fine,” “Great!” or for the really gregarious, “Fantastic!” Then what?

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