YOU SAID:
Hello there, how r u?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、どうですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hello, how is it?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、お元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi, how are you?
INTO JAPANESE
こんにちは、お元気ですか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Hi, how are you?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.