What is the polite thing to say when...
What do you say when you meet someone you haven't met before and you're goint to do business or something like that?
In school we were told the "the English", (the British), said "How do you do?" when they met, and that the polite answer was "How do you do?" back. That didn't really make any sence to me, but in school... you say what the teacher want's you to say, or your grades go down.
I think the American/US way would be something along the lines of "How are you?", but I don't know what the respons would be.
In Australia they say "G'day", and that's exactly, appart from the prononciation, that we say in Sweden.
So... if you meet someone at a business meeting that you've never met before, what do you say, and what is the proper respons? British, US, and Australian versions, please.
Fine, thank you. And you?
That's the generic answer I normally use.