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I learnt that one of this is officially accepted, is there any difference between I am fine, thank you, and I am very well, thank you ?.
I was preparing for an interview, and a friend of mine interviewed me just to be sure I'd prepared enough for the interview. The pre-interviewed question was below.
Friend: Hi, how are you?
Response: I'm fine, thank you.
He said in most context, it is better to say I'm very well, thank you.
The I'm fine response is neutral. It's a way of saying "nothing is wrong" in a positive statement. By giving this response you indicate that nothing out of the ordinary is going on, it's essentially a generic but polite response to a generic, polite greeting.
However the I am very well response is much more positive. There's no real reason you couldn't use it, but most people tend to use the neutral response.
I can't really say why English speakers prefer a neutral response to a positive one, there might be some interesting implications there, but that's just how it is.
