When someone asks 'how are you', we use to reply 'I am fine thank you'

[Langlentombi]

When someone asks "how are you", we use to reply "I am fine thank you". Here, i would like to know why are we saying thank u,pliz explain.

[Shamanpanda]

Sounds like a habit, and its meaningless if you don't even know why you say it.
I suppose that the reply, "...thank you." its just easier to say relative to, "I'm fine.".

[HamburgEnglish]

Rubbish !!!!!!!!!!

The reason we say "thank you" is .....

Thank you for your concern .... meaning .... that you that you care enough to ask me how I feel.

It is called being polite!

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[Langlen]

[Langlen]

Thanks Hamburg for the response.

[Shamanpanda]

My point is, if you don't know why you are saying something, then its pretty much meaningless. So it must be habit.