The American author Mark Twain, not known for being a fan of the German language, once declared: “I never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German.”
you know how when you go to a concert or show of some sort and the person on stage is like “HOW’S EVERYONE DOING TONIGHT?!?!?!?!” and the audience cheers back? why? you’re not answering the question, you’re just yelling. imagine if we did that in daily conversation. “hey jeff, how are ya?” and jeff just starts screaming and clapping in your face