Are you all right, there?
How the bloody hell are you supposed to answer this question?
They clearly donât want to know how I actually am, and if you tell them, they donât care or listen effectively.
If you say âyesâ, they bugger off and serve someone else.
If you say ânoâ, they seem affronted YOU havenât been clear about what you want to buy or ask..
If you say, âIâm rarely all âanythingâ â, they stare at you abjectly, unaware of the dripping sarcasm and wonder how you manage to dress yourself in the morning.
what would you like?â Â
There are so many other things they can say that will easily and unambiguously communicate that they are ready to serve you... so why use such an abiguous abstract phrase as âare you all right, thereâ... No, Really Iâm not, and it wonât be fixed by you taking money from me in exchange for this pair of furry slippers, but perhaps my feet will be more all right in their soft warmth and I can get back to my miserable existence, but thanks for asking about my well-being.