Have you ever said "How do you do?" in your real life?

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I am a foreign student studying English.

I learnt that you say "How do you do?" when you meet someone for the first time, which means I learnt "How do you do?" is the English counterpart of French "Enchanté".

However, I still have never seen anyone say "How do you do?" in English speaking countries.  Do you really use "How do you do" in your real life?  If not, what do you say when you meet someone for the first time?

Thank you.

K S Lall · Accepted Answer

I say it only in extremely formal situations, just like I say « I bid you good morrow » when saying good-bye very formally.

Potato chips :3 · Answer

nope. if you are studying english, and you say that to people they think it's weird. it can be situational, but it's a LOT better to ask "how are you?" or "how are you doing?".

i was in france for a while, there they learned "how do you do?" as well as "how are you?" but it's not very common at all to hear the former. 
also, i noticed that they learned to reply "I'm fine" only. I'm actually not a professional in grammar and stuff, but they did not understand when I replied "I'm good".

"enchantÃ©" also means "nice to meet you". not "how do you do". that would be "comment ca va?"

? · Answer

Never

Machine Gun Kelly · Answer

Only when I am fuuck1ng with them

? · Answer

I sometimes say "howdy" which is sort of a version of 'how d'you do'.

Christine · Answer

No, just 'how are you?'

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