早上出门，中国邻居笑着问你：“吃了吗？”TA 其实想表达什么？
Your Chinese neighbor greets you with “Have you eaten?” What do they really mean?
全球翻车率（内测预估）
A想借你家厨房
xiǎng jiè nǐ jiā chú fáng · they want to borrow your kitchen
B关心你的血糖
guān xīn nǐ de xuè táng · worried about your blood sugar
✓就是打个招呼
jiù shì dǎ gè zhāo hū · just saying hello
D想请你吃早饭
xiǎng qǐng nǐ chī zǎo fàn · they want to buy you breakfast
“吃了吗”=“Hello”。真汇报早餐菜单的话，邻居会礼貌地陷入沉默。
“吃了吗?” (Have you eaten?) is a classic Chinese greeting, like “How's it going?” Just answer 吃了 (“yes”) and move on.