Stop Saying "I'm Fine! Thank you! And YOU?" | Better Ways to Greet & Reply in English!

[@alexgrishin8294]

So many nuances… Hardly I could find them in textbooks… Thank you, Aly!

[@cftimm]

I have been learning English since kindergarten. I moved to England a few months ago, and I found this video exceptionally useful. At my workplace, I'm the only one who looks different, but luckily, people are generally nice to me. Whenever colleagues ask me, "You alright?", I try to tell them as much as possible. One day, while I was in the toilet, a colleague asked me if I was alright. I replied, "I'm good. It's smooth. My prostate hasn't enlarged yet." Oh, sorry. I wrote too much. You probably didn't mean to know how I am, right? 😂😂😂

[@Amaliel_Mirael]

You have a great sense of humour 😅

[@lilianacarvajalvillalba4040]

Best video I've seen on British greetings. Thank you.

[@romyt9816]

You're an amazing teacher :) This is not a grammar / lexical lesson, it's a more complete video, it goes inside the British mind and nobody does it, like a real class in a language school in England. When I lived in Dublin, I had a lot of cultural troubles of this sort, that's why I appreciate this lesson so much. Thank you very much from Italy.

[@litolito1893]

Dude, you're killing me with your American accent (the baseball cap, etc.) As a greeting “hello” we also say “How’s it going” or “How are yah” but all we expect to hear is “okay”, “I’m good” etc., we are not expecting to start a conversation. When leaving the office at the end of the day 5:30 pm we say “goodnight” meaning “goodbye”. You are so awesome and so much fun 💙 love you Papa!

[@michelamaggio5094]

Dear Ali, I was lucky enough to have you as a teacher many years ago at Malvern, even then you were legendary and in a very short time I learned many things from your teaching. Ad Maiora! ❤Michela

[@papateachme]

Heyyyy!!! Omg I love seeing old students!! How you doing?!?🤩🤩

[@ferretmania7978]

In Germany all these conversations are: "Hallo! - Hallo." If you ask someone "how are you" we will always tell you how we REALLY feel - and that can be a long story😅.

[@NotRealChandlerBing]

Ahaha. I like it

[@mammola3000]

Never received in Germany a honest answer auf wie geht's dir/Ihnen😃

[@Winona493]

​@@mammola3000I do!!!😂

[@Amaliel_Mirael]

Aha 😅 me too

[@katerinalhotkova5587]

Same in Czechia. But we don't usually care for the answer so we better never ask..

[@sophiasimonkopal9293]

Feeling great after this video. Your creativity is a well that never runs dry! I hope that getting views/subscribers isn't the only acknowledgement you get for your amazing work.

[@papateachme]

✌️🤓 no. I also get lovely things to read from lovely people like you

[@sal-zi7vu]

That was very useful. Thanks gor categorizing them

[@ЗУРАБЯрметов]

Great as usual, mate. You have a natural talent to make one's day😀

[@Proidysweet]

Better, than I was before this video, since this simple question's used to puzzle me alright. And this is probably the best compilation of answers I've seen to date! Many thanks. ^-^

[@tamara0909]

I've realised that "How are you?" appeared during one of the plagues. People really wanted to know: "is it physically ok to come near you?". I found it out from a video on... history of coffee houses in the UK... That was the first phrase people greeted a newcomer... They were really interested whether they couldlet that person in

[@melina_bautista]

Awesome! ❤ Did learn new things with you and also did laugh a bit.

[@ddias8013]

OMG, you’re such an amazing person!!! I absolutely love your lessons ❤️❤️❤️ After been living in London for many years I can totally relate to this… 😂

[@papateachme]

Thank you! 😃

[@rumelkhandaker8630]

Very impressive

[@mariannereuter]

I'm feeling a bit tired, but your video was really fun. You're not only a good teacher but also a brilliant actor.😀

[@papateachme]

Cheers Marianne! ✌️🤓

[@bezaocbf]

Great video, man! Funny way to learn for us who have English as a second language 🎉

[@sorayaroshan9005]

Aly, you're the best. I really appreciate your excellent teaching techniques, superior drawing skills and amazing personality. In another words, you have my endless admiration.

[@fishfingerfarmfly]

How are you doing? Great stuff! Thank you so much😊 Honestly and naturally due to the cultural gap my answer would be "as usually" or "hard to tell" or simply "not the best" because there's always a fresh juicy reason to complain😅

[@winni223]

Thanks a lot! Now after years and years of learning the language I'm absolutely confused )))

[@linalina2714]

I’m literally coping.. I graduated a year ago from college and have no job 😭😭they all want “experience”.HOW can I have an experience without a JOB??

[@alicegentile1]

Great question !

[@papateachme]

The most annoying catch 22 of life 🙄😞

[@_Executor_]

There are many ways of getting experience. Start with something smaller but related to your degree. You can always join some non-profit organizations, work as an apprentice for less payment, also you can show them that you have a lot of experience if you show them diplomas, training certificates, etc...

[@PabloPerez-ed9gp]

Keep searching😂😂😂🤪

[@_Cereal_Killer_1998]

You never CEASE to AMAZE me with your Humour skills... Love ❤❤❤

[@szuszekos]

This is fenomenal, Papateachme, you are brilliant :D I've been laughing hard from moment one :D

[@papateachme]

Cheers!!

[@jenny-c]

Marvellous! ❤ And so much fun! 😄 “It’s a baby, okay? It’s not a pizza!” 😂 - Setting priorities is so important … 😄 Thank you, Aly 🫶🏼

[@papateachme]

Pizza > baby

[@openminded23]

I like your passion while teaching

[@hellbooks3024]

Hello- I’m a native English speaker. Do you advise that I stop saying “I’m fine…Thank you… and you?” too? Or is that advice only for non-native English speakers?

[@rakeshbala9328]

Please don't confuse me 😂😂

[@Nemesis777-bio]

I really have to admit that in former days when I was going to school, I wasn't really good at English I'm not really interested in. In fact, I almost didn't get to the last test to finish my Diploma ( Or What is the right word for the German "Abitur???), And now I think the reason the language, it's out the way they were teaching us about nine years and was one of the worst and when I finished school, But then I had to speak English for almost a year while studying, and that was the time when I fell in love with this language, I've learned so much more in this one year than at school. Lucky me, that I found your channel, You're explaining it very well 👍 ( by the way, Is well in that case the correct word?)

[@aeristar9998]

Wish they would also teach in schools the different ways to answer to that question instead of the basic I'm fine thank you 👁️👄👁️

[@stefanausbremen]

Meet my pupils and you‘ll understand why… 🤭

[@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa]

Papa, this lesson bloody rocks. Fantastic!

[@jesusdiaz4089]

I'm lucked out because you exist! I really really appreciate your lessons. ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗💯/💯

[@papateachme]

✌️🤓

[@bunkeayanit2216]

Thank you so much for sharing your video.

[@papateachme]

✌️🤓thanks for watching it

[@rozicabalau3192]

❤Thanks a lot, Teacher!!😊

[@AnnaAnna-gm1rr]

You are so cool ))) Thanks a bunch, teacher, now I feel really amazing )))) So glad that I found your channel . ❤❤❤❤❤

[@hisaksf4688]

This is what I wanted! I didn't know how I could respond to "How are you?" despite that I got bored with "I'm fine", thanks and you?" responding. I learned that and repeated until watching this video.

[@AlineWelch]

Oh my goodness! What an amazing video! Thanks, Aly! 🤩

[@papateachme]

How you doing Aline?

[@rozaroz5259]

Papa Teach Me, I had a blast getting through these x legend!

[@VladimirRomanovsky-Errdonald]

Hearing you, really good! Thank you!

[@Ali-mi8ne]

excellent.

[@eurilianagraterol8143]

I truly loved YOUR style. I got a suscription immediately❤

[@papateachme]

Welcome 🤘🤓

[@ambrsanford3703]

British "Sorry" means, "You're in my way. Move. Now."

[@papateachme]

It definitely can 😂

[@ppxyz]

What about "excuse me"?

[@fardinrahmanshamil9267]

Great video!!

[@shamimrahman3494]

I had fun in this class it was great english class in my life

[@papateachme]

Welcome to my channel/class 🤘🤓

[@katerinal841]

So far so good 😊

[@Greg_de_Toulouse]

Loved it, thanks! You forgot an answser I heard many times though: "still breathing..."

[@ulaat4215]

Omg ,I 've just realized that I have a British way of thinking with an american accent and I am from iraq 😮

[@NurmuhammadBaraka]

Can't complain

[@papateachme]

How are things?

[@NurmuhammadBaraka]

​@@papateachmeNot too bad, thanks for asking

[@unabyband1263]

So far so good. Thanks, mate 🙂 Sometimes in tv shows I can hear "How's your day" instead of "What`s up" or another greetings. Is it common to use in real life?

[@AlecFlackie]

Remember; don't mistake polite enquiry for genuine interest.

[@ElenaLis-h4b]

Thanks!

[@loucotte3755]

Hey there, Papa! Alright? I'm coping yet, we're managing to cope with all of my troubled health to smile or to laugh aloud, thanks for asking 😉

[@henryhalesowen9576]

I really like see you and take some lessons with you man

[@vickVIDEOs3682]

Nice lesson👍 You teach British 🇬🇧 English. It sounds different from American 🇺🇸 English

[@Soap-sk5mc]

🤣😃😂 brilliant. Took me ages to get used to NOT answering the ‘how are you’ (ie ‘hello’) and just say hello back 🤣😂

[@lennartdahlback]

(I'm introvert) The first example: To a person who I "Mate" I'd say anything. Be my day dreadful, dull, so-so, actually quite good or glorious - I'd tell'em. Then: I'm from a region whose dialect doesn't have a "How do you do?"-expression. That only exists in the standard language.

[@fredled2482]

Have you got a video with UK's towns and cities names. Those are so hard to understand how to pronounce them. Like Worcestershire and all...

[@renias2178]

I am from Poland and I hate if someone asks me „alright?”. Instantly I start to think ( or even worse ; be worried) that it’s something wrong with my face, I look tired or ill 😢

[@深井春美]

At the beginning of the video, a guy said Kishida Japan. I’m Japanese. Yes, almost Japanese students started learning English saying How are you? I’m fine.(even though really not fine). Thank you and you?

[@linaribaldi3829]

Would you be so kind to tell why then all text books teach "I'm fine"? I've got a second question: why teaching grammatically uncorrect english should be sooo cool? I'm good is a grammar mistake for good is an adjective while in this case an adverb should be used....Am I correct?

[@mastermindlinguistics]

'Fine thanks and you' is something I hear a lot from non native speakers but never heard such expression in the States.

[@ruthbowman5928]

Sometimes I hear an added ''yourself?" while nodding and walking away.

[@Winona493]

As a German I always tell people who are asking, how I really feel. In my opinion they wouldn't ask, if they didn't want to know, right?😂 Unfortunately this can last a few minutes up to half an hour. I am sorry, but you asked.😂 Thanks for this video, perhaps I'll change a bit at least when it comes to Brits.

[@BrunoLima-zh4gt]

so far so good!

[@ollifrank6255]

I the Caribbean, people would reply “not bad” or “not too bad” and if they were feeling really great “not bad at all”.

[@Eric-Alex2709]

Hilarious! I'm so glad I came across your channel in this video ocean! You're a very talented actor. (Captain Obvious)

[@AkashSooriyabandara]

I'm not feeling well.but I'm watching your video

[@markz5460]

excellent

[@papateachme]

✌️🤓YOU’RE excellent

[@RAYHAN-1150-BD]

Good job

[@heartofaqua1497]

I am glad, that you are as complicated in answering this question as we are in Germany. 😂

[@manonnon5885]

I'm feeling pretty good: the legal limit of hapiness British people are allowed to show! 😂

[@sarahshaban602]

Just missed your voice, Aly!😳

[@bounkhumchoumkham]

"hi how are you?" "I'm alright" "I'm fine" "Same old same old" "I'm good" That's all i have to say

[@malishkotopes]

can't complain)

[@miguelangelperez2849]

Pretty good 😊

[@lmarts]

In an English lesson on a videocall, should I reply to a "how are you? " or "how you doing?" from my teacher with a final "thank you"? I would feel awkward if I didn't say it. For instance: "I'm o'righ', thank you!", "I'm good, thank you!", "doing good, thank you!", "not bad, thank you". Edit: almost every lesson has a different teacher, so we rarely know each other from a previous one.

[@papateachme]

Personally I’m more likely to add a thanks if I don’t then ask the question back

[@lmarts]

@@papateachme really? I always thought "thanks" is American English 🤔. Thanks for answering! 😊😉

[@marianoscotti8899]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😃😃😃😄😄 A nosotros, los teachers, nos obligaban a decirles a los alumnos HOW ARE YOU ? y ellos tenían que responder FINE, THANK YOU, AND YOU ?😃😃😃😄😄😄 Un abrazo, crack !🇦🇷🇬🇧🇦🇷🇬🇧🇦🇷🇬🇧🇦🇷🇬🇧

[@fernandamaita8857]

Really?? Where?? I'm also a teacher in Argentina and nobody ever told me to do that as something compulsory😁

[@johnrodriguez3194]

I m doing well

[@georgesix]

Is correct to say "it could be worse" when the day has been not interesting?

[@ILIANALAWFIRM]

🎉

[@alexalexin9491]

awroy! nevuh betuh!

[@nwrth]

Y'alright guys? 😅 It's so embarrassing that they don't teach this in schools. It really is, because greetings are literally the first thing to learn. Yet, we all end up with hello and good morning. Last month we went to the Lake District for two weeks. As per my previous experiences, hello was just fine for my daily interaction in London. But in the Lakes? A whole different world. I had no idea why everybody was asking me about my wellbeing. Also, many people there were chatty and expected an actual answer. 😂

[@saba-san-k9t]

Uuuuu... confusing me because I'll try to say, not bad !! or I'm fine. But unfortunately my word was I'm bad, or not fine !! Mixed 😅 It's chemistry😊Ta from a far east, japan or japon

[@alskidan]

You alright mates?

[@_Williams_Gamarra]

Most students repeat like a parrot: 'fine' (even when they are crying)

[@volodyslove]

Nice lesson 😁 I really want to say that I'm alright, but in reality, I'm at the end of your tether😰

[@VeritoCC]

Oiga!! Y qué pasó con la pizarra y los dibujitos?

[@contagiousintelligence5007]

I hate this question. In Europe if someone asks you how you are, this represents a genuine interest for which a detailed answer is warranted.

[@user-pi2uv9ec4q]

Just another contribution to your happy-meter! Hilarious and well-explained video. I love it and I feel good (well)!

[@papateachme]

✌️🤓 I’m glad!

[@saksingj]

In english you say "How do you do" - that was what I learned in primary school.

[@adamev]

Next week, we will be discussing the word "Brilliant."

[@truthfinder4916]

i. I can't be doing with studying for an exam at the moment. I just want to have fun! ii.I haven’t got the time to take a day off, let alone a whole week! iii. I wish I could take a day off, but needs must in my current situation. iv. If there is a bus, take that. Failing that, take a taxi. v. Where are you at with the holiday? Have you decided to go or not?

[@osegredodalotofacil]

Lovely!!!!

[@latyak2531]

How do you do?

[@narcizad4282]

Interesting😊

[@Quadman4853]

Hunky-dory!

[@ratnaariyanti483]

Prettty good . How's it going wirh u,? A warm hello from Indonesia to u all!🥰🖐

[@cinziacicciarella2229]

I’ve had better days 😢

[@shamicentertainment1262]

And here I was thinking German had lots of words with many different meanings, I forgot English does too haha

[@papateachme]

What’s the German for “alright”?

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@papateachme gar keine Ahnung. Ich habe dieses Wort noch nie gesehen. Ok I had a look on deepL and it has a few different translations depending on context, but none would be used to say hi

[@ollifrank6255]

I used to reply “terrible” just to shock them a bit.

[@olisipocity]

I'm not good, nor I'm bad. I'm a bit of alright.

[@Sara-wo3pd]

Alright,Papa?

[@auroracontreras2554]

Yeah, I'm alright, you?