[Rolebama]

Dring my adult life, I have had four GPs, had two ambulance rides, and met a number of A & E doctors. Without exception their first comment has always been: "Hello, and how are you?" My initial reaction is always to say: "Fine, thank you, and how are you?" Then realization hits that if this were true, I wouldn't be there. So I then have to hastily backtrack to explain why I am there. Do all doctors do this? Is it taught at medical school?

[Drivingforfun]

Ha ha!

I've had this a couple of times but I've usually just been greeted with something like "what can I do for you today?" rather than "how are you?".