Can you reply with "Bastante" to "Como estas"? I was told years ago by my Spanish teacher that when someone ask "Como estas?", you can reply by saying "bastante" which means enough. I've been saying that to a lot of native Spanish speakers of Latin America and no one had say anything nor corrected me. So I continue using it. It wasn't until I talked with a Spanish man (of Spain; sadly, have to clarify that). He asked how was I and replied "Bastante" and he says basically "that's doesn't make any sense". He told me it's Bastante something-something (I didn't write it down so I forgot how he said it). I realized then that it's probably a Latin American expression and I told him that, and he agrees. He said that he never heard of such. So my question is that is it right or common to say "bastante" when asked "how are you"? Is it a Latin American expression or was I told wrong?