When used as a greeting, even among friends, no one says how are you expecting any response other than "fine". >at least not among those who think about what t

When used as a greeting, even among friends, no one says how are you expecting any response other than "fine". >at least not among those who think about what they're saying. Words can have different meanings depending on context. "How are you?, or what's up?" can be used as greetings instead of questions. It has nothing to do with "thinking about what your saying".