So, there's no such thing as degrees? When someone asks you casually "Hey, how's it going?" Do you tell them about your terrible day, or say "Not bad, and you?

So, there's no such thing as degrees? When someone asks you casually "Hey, how's it going?" Do you tell them about your terrible day, or say "Not bad, and you?" There are differences in degree. No one is 100% honest all the time, thankfully. I think it's strange to be so hostile towards someone for something so relatively minor compared to his other achievements.