Am I a six question deep friend?

A friend of mine recently described Washington, DC as a six question deep town. Most of America is a one question town when it comes to current events. "What do you think of the healthcare plan?" "Boy, I don’t know, but we got to do something." In DC you better be prepared to answer about five follow up questions on any generic answer you give on current events.

This made me think about the questions that really matter in life. How are you doing? How was your day? Can I help in any way?

Do I accept a superficial answer and move on to what I really want to talk about (usually myself) or do I insist on delving deeper and really getting to know how my friends and family are doing? Do I allow myself to be questioned in a way that forces me to be vulnerable?

I am not sure were on the spectrum I fall but I am sure it would not hurt if I went a little deeper across the board.