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YUP! If you look hard enough for anything, you'll find clues that it's there somewhere!
I'm pretty sure any time black people ask me what I do, they're really asking if I'm a cop!
Being that I normally don't post in anything outside of the different city forums(this thread was interesting to me), I'll clue you guys in on a few things. I don't look for anything, but I am not oblivious to the world around me. I have a live and let live attitude.....don't really care about your race, sexuality, religion and damn sure not you Title (job). Good people are good people. As long as what you are doing in life doesn't affect me one way or the other....I say go for it. All that is to say is I don't look for anything in particular. I have a white wife. On one of our trips across the pond on vacation she was taking pictures of me with her phone(again in the front of the plane). She later told me that after I came from using the restroom (a whole 2-3 hours later)that one of the other passengers asked her was I someone important or that they should know. They didn't know we were married. Why would someone ask this? And why wait til someone leaves to ask that question? I'm sure everything all the time is 100% innocent! Why can't I be just an average Joe? Actually my wife said the same thing.......but if that's me looking for something, then oh well.
Last edited by kayoticworld; 07-29-2014 at 02:32 PM..
usually when some one asks me what I do for a living I tell them and then they have about an hours worth of questions, one of the first questions they ask is why do I do it?, I tell them two reasons mostly, 1st., is the money and 2nd, some one has to do it so why not me.
They then do 1 of 2 things, ask more questions or walk away, if I don't want to talk about it I just tell them I would rather not talk about it and change the subject.
There's nothing wrong with the question, as it is a legitimate question that deserves a legitimate response.
However, when it becomes the very first question to come out of a person's mouth, yeah that is rather lame, and reeks self-importance, insecurity, and/or prejudice. Seriously, couldn't find a better way to start a conversation?
Unless you are about to offer somebody a job, I would consider it rude to open up a conversation with that question.
However, when it becomes the very first question to come out of a person's mouth, yeah that is rather lame, and reeks self-importance, insecurity, and/or prejudice. Seriously, couldn't find a better way to start a conversation?
I've never seen anyone strike up a conversation with "what do you do" as the very first question unless it was a business gathering of some sort where people are there to talk business and to network. In that situation it would be rude not to offer the name of one's employer as everyone is there representing their employers.
I've never seen anyone strike up a conversation with "what do you do" as the very first question unless it was a business gathering of some sort where people are there to talk business and to network. In that situation it would be rude not to offer the name of one's employer as everyone is there representing their employers.
This happened to me on Saturday. I was in a long line to turn in cable equipment and it was one of the first things a person behind me asked, within the first 3 minutes. I thought about this thread. I did answer.
I noticed he was wearing a Washington Nationals shirt so I quickly changed the subject. For the record I am gainfully employed and my job is nothing to be ashamed of. I just don't care to talk about it nor do I care what he does.
Should I also avoid talking about travel sine someone may not have the cash for a vacation?
Should I also not talk about some new restaurant in town?
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