Difference between “How are you?” and “How are you doing?”
Sometimes there may be no difference at all between both these questions. At the same time, there may be situations where there is a slight difference between them.
“How are
you?” is a bland greeting for someone you haven’t seen for a while, while “How
are you doing?” may be an actual inquiry. The latter is more common when there
is some expectation that the subject might not be doing well.
For
example: “Hey, haven’t seen you in ages! How are you?” versus . . . “How are
you doing: is the new baby still keeping you up all night?”
—cricketswool
on English Language
& Usage Stack Exchange
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How
are you doing?
—
I
am doing well. Or
—
I’m
good.
“I’m doing
good” is grammatically incorrect. If you say “I’m doing good” it could mean
you’re doing some charity work or something positive.
You’re doing
well or you are good.