Can they say 'how are you' when two people meet for the first time?
My English teacher told me that the answer is "NO" and 'nice to meet you' or 'how do you do' is correct. On a language exchange websit, however, an awful lot of people said 'how are you' to me, though they neither knew me nor ever had a chat with me before.

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You could say "How are you?", this is correct English. But usually, if you have not met the person before, you should say "Pleased to meet you, I am 谁“. "How are you?" is very casual. If it is a formal situation you shouldn't say this.

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You would better to sey ; Nice to meet you .I am  ,,,,

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i think, it's right...:)
if we just met for the first time, we should say, how do you do, because if we say how are you, it means we have met before or talk before...:)
but, i often say how are you to someone here which is just the first time we meet, so i'll change it...:)

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