a common statement that everyone uses on a daily bases. i call it a 'statement' due to the fact it doesn't count as a question in most instances. due to the fact that people don't care anymore. they say "are you okay?" and people have got so used to knowing that nobody will listen to the honesty in their answer, so they always say "yeah im good" or "yeah why?". either that, or they take a chance and say "no", thinking that they will listen for once, just to find out that they say "aww what's wrong" and don't listen. the whole point in asking someone if they are "okay", is to see if they are "okay", not just a simple, small talk statement. so, next time you say to someone "are you okay", and they say "no", LISTEN, because you might be the only person that's there for them.
