Conversation

In Severance one character asks another, “are you rich?” Might be fun to live in a society where this was a normal polite question. Acceptable phatic answers: “Yes” “I do okay” “Stinking” “No”
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Had not heard small talk referred to as phatic expression before, cool word. phatic response: “I was before i met my wife” this is for all my homies out there saying “living the dream”, or “well I’m here” when asked how they are doing at work.