Yes, I agree, I like and prefer politeness, but it doesn’t feel that good to me when it’s something like
- “Hi, how are you? What would you like to order?”
- “A pizza. By the way I’m good! Thanks for asking, what about you?”
- “Coming right up, next?”

Like you asked about my day, what about yours???

Maybe also a cultural difference, here if you ask about someone’s day they would reply politely but they’d also probably think that you should mind your own business.

I actually appreciate the "how are you" from store employees.  I guess I started thinking that fake politeness is better than no politeness.  For one, faking an attempt at niceties can actually sometimes lead to a real, positive interaction.  For another, we know that simulated niceties can brighten someone's mood, so even if I'm not feeling genuine about it, wouldn't it still be nice to potentially make someone's day better by being nice?



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I don't really like receiving automated emails with someone's full name. You are a company, this just feels even more fake.

But I have the same feeling for the mandatory "how are you today" from store employees.