what's going on?

So I'm here to tell you, besides what really matters, that I'm really into listening to radio stations from the United States. One of my favorite radio shows is called Elvis Duran and The Morning Show. And what they basically do throughout the whole hour or so of the program is play some games, tell news, give you a daily reminder of your horoscope and, most importantly, take calls from listeners.

What caught my attention from every time the host of the show takes a call is how he greets them. He basically asks them "what's going on" and then the listener is supposed to tell their opinion or anything they called for. So asking somebody "what's going on" is like an informal way of greeting them and asking them what is up, what they've been up to. It's like you're showing them interest in what's going on with their lives.

So you might run into a friend of yours on the streets you've not seen in a while and you want to catch up with him. So you say: Hey buddy, what's going on? And then your friend starts telling you random facts that have been happening to them lately. They might have graduated from college, they might have had children, gotten married, divorced, anything. It doesn't matter. That's all for today. Talk to you next time!