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Mary Braun Bates, MD's avatar

The standard old New Englander response is "fair to middling." We don't want to brag.

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Brendan's avatar

I get your psychology, Mary, and that's closer to how I feel than what I say is!

The "great!" reply here in UK is rare enough to raise a few eyebrows - maybe that's why I persist with it.

I've a New Zealand friend who'd only admit to feeling "a bit average" if he was close to death's door ... there's definitely a geographical trend.

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