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kimkin 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
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág@kimk In Hungary it's "like sh*** but proud." Allegedly, proud to be carrying on.
DraDeGuardia@TarkabarkaHolgy @kimk oMG! I don’t know which one to use now !!! My usual tendency is to say “ Fk off” but apparently is not the proper answer when I see my patients .
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Kevin Leecaster@dradeguardia @TarkabarkaHolgy @kimk
My usual response to the rhetorical greeting query, "How's it going?" is "It could be worse".
My usual response to the rhetorical greeting query, "How's it going?" is "It could be worse".
Jess | לאה@kimk in Yiddish a common response to “how’s it going?” is “how should it go 😕” and that’s how i feel today
Locksmith@damnitmyradio @kimk I like this one. I may adopt it instead of my customary "I'm alive" response.
Gordon Kerry@locksmithprime @damnitmyradio @kimk ‘Still alive’ was my mothers passive-aggressive version of that.
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｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️@kimk [from bed] "I'm down."
Hodgepocalypse@kimk I'm going to have to use that phrase...well done. :)
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Kira 
@kimk Oppe å nikker og ikke gråter!
TiiaAurora 🌚@kimk In German we say "Muss ja." which kinda translates somewhat to "Well I have no other choice"
Jenn / CaptainHanyuu@TiiaAurora @kimk was about to bring that one to the table too haha
Tim Richards@CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk I’m trying to think of an equivalent reply in English. “Can’t complain” comes close. :)
3 Squirrels In A Coat@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk
But like, you can complain. Most people I hear "can't complain" from are people I've heard complain. I trust in their ability. Go on. You can do it!
But like, you can complain. Most people I hear "can't complain" from are people I've heard complain. I trust in their ability. Go on. You can do it!
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Anomielia the #DREADpirate@nevynh
"Mustn't grumble" is another common British one. Oh, and "fair to middlin'"
@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk
"Mustn't grumble" is another common British one. Oh, and "fair to middlin'"
@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk
Ewan N
In Britain we process happiness... differently, Bill Bailey - BBC
BigMacAdmin
Justin Derrick@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk my favourite is “Oh, it’s just another day in paradise over here.”
axel.
Nentuaby@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk There's a midwesternism-- "Oh, I'm on the right side of the dirt."
publius@Nentuaby @timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk
"Vertical and ventilating" is my mother's version of that. Also "up and around and able to take nourishment".
Newbie@timrichards "Musn't grumble" followed by twenty minutes of complaining.
Sredni Vashtar
Staunch
Autoerotic Defenestration@timrichards @CaptainHanyuu @TiiaAurora @kimk in my German family "can't complain (short pause) nobody would be listening anyway" is a common answer :-)
"Kann nicht klagen. Hört ja eh keiner zu"
DogeMocenigo@TiiaAurora @kimk sometimes we say just “muss”.
miraculous enbybug@TiiaAurora @kimk Makes me think to the French «on fait aller» («we make it go»)
Dave@TiiaAurora @kimk
I'd add "Man lebt" (one lives), and the lesser used extension "Man überlebt" (one survives).
I'd add "Man lebt" (one lives), and the lesser used extension "Man überlebt" (one survives).
Jinshei@kimk we tend to say same shit, different shovel.
living edge case@kimk
ei tässä kurjuutta kummempaa
ei tässä kurjuutta kummempaa
ihmiskoira" paskaaks tässä " 🤔
Dread Hag☠️@kimk perfect answer 😊 This is the best!
Barbarast@kimk In Dutch: 'ik leef nog' aka 'I'm still alive'
Karyl 
@kimk I am learning Norwegian and I am always greatly amused by how literal many of your phrases and idioms are hehe
@kimk er det «opp og ikke gråter»?
@paintedsky yep! or if you're from my neck of the woods, "oppe og grinær'nte"
Tom Rodebaugh@paintedsky @kimk Jeg vil også vet det, vær så snill. Duolingo did not teach me this important information!
Rick Goldstein@kimk I like this expression.
My father tends to respond, cheerfully, "I'm breathing" or "I'm on the right side of the grass". When you're 87, I guess those are the equivalent.
The Duality of Xan@kimk This is... accurate. Perhaps distressingly so.
Kim Possible@kimk This is spot-on. I lived among Norwegian ex-pats (in Minnesota) for four years. I never really fit in, but it was a fascinating experience. Not showing any emotion was like a sport.
@kimlockhartga @kimk No wonder I have admiration for Norway. :)
Ninja 🦝 
@kimk @nealcurtis Aotearoa - You basically have to reply good, but you can preface it with “yeah” or “yeah nah”.
“Yeah good” means you’re genuinely good.
“Yeah, nah, good” means everything is a bit rough but you’re upright and here.
“Yeah nah” means it’s on fire, maybe you’re on fire, everything’s a bit fucked.
Admittedly these greetings are becoming less rigid as the younger generations do acknowledge feelings exist, but rural NZ still sticks to it pretty hard
DrAliMonty@FallenRedNinja @kimk @nealcurtis although I feel that a response of "yeah nah, good" invites the asker to pose follow up questions, if they so desire, to find the cause of the nah. It shows quite a high level of trust and vulnerability to put that "nah" in there.
@DrAli @kimk @nealcurtis I concur, the nah is the emotional white flag - used to signify that further discussion is distraction is required
Thrash Cardiom@FallenRedNinja @kimk @nealcurtis
I've always liked "I'm fine: Fucking Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional".
I recognise this isn't for everyone though.
Dr. Curiosity 💻🔬@FallenRedNinja @kimk @nealcurtis
"How y'gaan, mate?"
🥰 Not bad at all.
😄 Not bad, eh.
😐 Not too bad, eh.
💀 Not bad, I guess...
KrisBordessa (she/her)
The Rexpanse 🪐@KrisBordessa @kimk Damn good metric, really.
Jude Aldridge@kimk I tend to go with “surviving” - similar sentiment
Dr Kim Foale@kimk is there a "lying down and crying" collorary to this? because yes lol
Rey 
@kimk MOOD. (monday back from vacation, oof.)
Stacey Campbell@kimk "Fair to middling" for older Australians.
morri@kimk german : muss ja
invisível@kimk
So true... today I am costly up and crying inside, because in nowadays world we cannot show no weakness
So true... today I am costly up and crying inside, because in nowadays world we cannot show no weakness
mauvedeity@kimk that works for me, definitely.
Spookybot 
@kimk ah, this is like the spanish "jodido pero contento"