in Norway, "up and not crying" is a not uncommon response to "how's it going" type questions, and I feel like that's a very reasonable standard to hold oneself to nowadays
@kimk In German we say "Muss ja." which kinda translates somewhat to "Well I have no other choice"
@TiiaAurora @kimk was about to bring that one to the table too haha
@CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk Iโm trying to think of an equivalent reply in English. โCanโt complainโ comes close. :)