The Brief: The "What Happened To Hello, How Are You?" TikToks see creators lip-syncing to moments they've been surprised or caught off-guard by a rude or demanding statement.

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TikTokers are poking fun at the times they’ve been surprised or caught off-guard by a rude or demanding statement. Creators typically lip-sync to audio that sounds like Shereé Whitfield, a former cast member of the Real Housewives Of Atlanta. The voice asks, “What happened to hello? How are you? My name is? What happened to that?” There are over 27,000 videos linked to the sound.

One of the most popular takes is from professor @sutherlandphys. It’s captioned, “When my student asks me whether I’ve graded the test from three months ago.” It received over 440,000 likes and 1.4 million views.

@sutherlandphys

chile, ill get to it #tiktokteacher

♬ original sound – Julian Hagins

@Taysouthhh shared her response to an awful text exchange over the app Tinder. The TikTok garnered over 313,000 likes and 1.8 million views.

@taysouthhh

C’mon boys… #tinder #dating #onlinedating #fyp #chicfila

♬ original sound – julianhagins

@Marithe_guy illustrated waking up to his mother yelling. The video earned over 233,000 likes and 798,000 views.

@marithe_guy

Lmfao😂 Click the link In my bio to get a iPhone 11 and air pod pros‼️ #fyp #maritheguy #viral #foryourpage

♬ original sound – julianhagins

Other takes:

@joshomz

I be standing there like… 👁👄👁 I only came outside for a meal that’s it! The dramatics every time 🥴

♬ original sound – julianhagins

@jseashells

@chad.508 this you ?

♬ original sound – julianhagins

@frogk1nk

#fyp

♬ original sound – julianhagins