English isn't my native language, so I need a native English speaker to help me solving this question. I just had a short conversation with a friend of mine and I didn't know what to answer his question. Because we had not seen each other for quite a while, he asked where have I been. What can I say if I face the same question next time?
2006-08-19 17:45:40 · 7 answers · asked by Scotty D 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Did you friend simply say "Where have you been"? You shouldn't see that as a deep question, people ask that all the time when they haven't seen someone for a while. You could say something simple like "I've been busy" or "Around" or actually say something about where you've been in case you've been out-of-town or really busy at home or on a job doing something. There are lots of ways of answering this question.
One more thing you can do is flip the question right around and ask your friend immediately after: "And where have you been?"
2006-08-19 17:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ladida 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-27 16:21:01 · answer #2 · answered by Curtis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is pretty much a generic greeting, much like "How are you?" He's not really looking for details. If you've been somewhere interesting, tell him that, otherwise, "Around," is a perfectly acceptable response.
2006-08-19 18:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, just say what u have been doing during the time u havent seen the person...tell the person things that have happened to u...
2006-08-19 17:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by ξℓ Çђαηφσ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simply a casual greeting simliar to "What's up?" So, just about any answer is fine. I usually answer, "I've been here, where have you been?"
2006-08-19 20:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by midlandsharon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He just wanted to know what you've been doing with yourself since he last met you or talked to you. i.e. what's new in your life, what statements are now true/not true about you that were not true/true about you the last time we talked/met
2006-08-20 07:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been to London! I have been to market. I've been to My school. etc etc
Where have you been? is equivalent to 'where did you go? Or where have you gone?'
2006-08-19 17:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋