This brings me to the question, what makes us so judgemental about this question? Why is it "banal", when it can be (and often is) prompted by a genuine interest on the part of the person asking?
Deepa. On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 3:39 PM Sumant Srivathsan via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Whenever I'm asked this question, I'm tempted to invent a witty answer (I > usually fail, because my comic timing is terrible), but inevitably I just > tell them what they want to know - my profession. It is a banal question > which I avoid to the best of my ability, but I find that there is no answer > other than professional identity that does not come off as rude, > condescending, or unfriendly - or maybe that's just me, I don't know. It's > like one of those pet peeves in language, an obviously incorrect use of a > word or phrase that nevertheless conveys an intended idea. Regardless of > how one views one's own personality and life, there's an intent to the > question that needs to be addressed, preferably politely. > > The response from them that I'm trying to avoid is this: "You know what I > mean, so just respond to that instead of being a dick about how I phrased > it." > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:44 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This, the most banal of all conversational opening lines, is something I >> discourage at the meetups I organise. So it was interesting to see >> silklister CY Gopinath's take. >> >> >> https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/and-you-do-exactly-what-sir-23407241 >> >> Udhay >> -- >> Silklist mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> > > > -- > Sumant Srivathsan > +91-99303 55838 > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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