Why do people respond with "What Happened?"when you are talking to them?
97486
haha i hate it when people do that. i think it's because they're too ignorant to learn how to speak.
402084
What are you trying to say?\n\nHow do you expect to get a serious answer when you can't even ask the question properly?
843150
This person has issues.  So... what happened?  Do tell.
321410
what are you talking aboutr
91165
What happens is just human nature. It is normal human interaction to speak up against things they see as wrong. When things are going well people have no reason to bring things up. However, when things are not going well, I would hope people will bring it up and speak about it. It is the only way change can come about. Basically in a nut shell, when things are going well there isn't really reason to talk about them, when things are not going well then it becomes a serious topic of conversation. However, as we have so many differant opinions of what is well and what isn't, we have a lot of debates going on all the time, and they are all about how bad something is. One persons interpretation is not anothers. I also would like to see more positive talk about things going well, it just isn't likely to happen.
1120288
There are two possibilities here:\n\n1) "That joke went over my head"  - you didn't understand it.\n\n2) "I'm in over my head" - you have gotten into a situation that you can't handle.
1072696
Okay, I'm from Australia and I lived in the USA for a while in 2003. I had to ask an American friend how the heck to respond correctly to this question too! My friend's advice was to say "Aww, not much, just ________" if you had something to say, or to reply with "Nuttin', sup wit'choo?" (meaning "Nothing, what's up with you?") if there was nothing going on... I hope that helps you!
871163
explain your question, what are you talking about?
65648
what are you talking about?
465496
what the hell did u say?
571005
Yes.\n\nWhat?  What did you say?
86337
It can mean several things, depending on the type of question you asked they could be uncomfortable talking about the subject, or it could mean that they like you and are just a bit bashful about things. It could also just mean that they are a shy person ;-)
1136719
What the heck do you mean?
883467
Time heals all, eventually.  \nFrom this there is still a lesson to learn.  Remember since actions speak loader than words, only your actions can repair the damage that was done by your accidental words.  Eventually you must face the reality of what was spoken.  Yes, more than likely it will bite your backside.  How you chose to respond now will mold you for the future.  Next time when you talk about someone else, remember to treat them the same way you would like to be treated in the same circumstance.  More than likely you will spend some time repairing this indiscretion, so pay your dues and recall the "golden rule."  Treat others the way you would like to be treated.  Maybe you can escape some of the trouble of this action, but it will come back to haunt you sooner or later.  Actions speak volumes loader than words.  My advice would be to stay calm, confront the problem head on, Apologize/explain yourself,  and then stay to myself quietly, hope for the best.  Good luck!
1091646
I would say it is both a question and a greeting .\n\n Some appropiate answers are like  "nothing" , or  "nothing much" , but if you are doing something reply by starting a phrase with the word "just..." , or something along those lines .\n\n Like if right now i was asked " what's up? "  i would say  "nothing much, just cruising the net " lol. \n\nYou know.... reply with something like that ! \n\nThen say " how're you doing ? "  OR  " what's up with you ? " ....
344233
^\nyea what that person said
823193
Not really. You don't say "What's up" for the purposes of bringing up rhetoric, but rather for the purposes of asking someone "what is going on in your life as of this day" or the like. It's more along the lines of a simplification.