Combo wrote:
Do others find this greeting insincere, confusing, etc.? Most of the time people ask, they're walking past you or turning the other way, which suggests they don't mean it literally. Why is something so simple potentially so confusing for a person with AS?
It bothers me when people assume it is always applied in an insincere way. I'm always sincere when I ask someone how they are, and always have been. I'm similarly sincere when I leave the presence of another individual. I will only leave them with a positive wish if I mean it. Otherwise, I will not.
I happened upon a rather rude bus driver a few days ago, who had chided me for being slow to board the bus and continue to imply I had done something wrong after I pointed out that his bus sign said "Not In Service". I did not tell him to have a nice day when I left.