A sign that it's bad

I understand and accept that "how are you?" is more often than not a rhetorical question, like "cold enough for ya?" and such. Nonetheless, my rancor for RM is so powerful that I resent him for asking it when "good morning" will suffice. I just woke up, how the f* do you think I am? I don't know. Stop wasting my time.

To be clear, I'm sure I've had gratuitous "how are you" interactions with others when not even a social need could have been met, much less a meaningful exchange of information resulted. My annoyance is exacerbated by the new nadir in my tolerance for RM.