What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
As a psychologist, I am inquisitive, curious, and genuinely intetested in asking certain key questions of people. However, there exists a repertoire of questions that make my inner curmudgeon cringe – the eye-roll-inducing, pro forma inquiries that dance on the line of insincerity. “How do you feel?” many ask, as if emotions can be neatly packaged into a soundbite. Oh, the irony of asking a psychologist if they really care about feelings.
Then comes the perennial puzzler, a question that refuses to retire: “Where are you from?” Despite proudly donning the metaphorical “I’m a New Yorker” badge, the relentless pursuit of my origin story persists. Perhaps I should start replying with, “I hail from the land of being asked the same question repeatedly.”
And let’s not forget the geography quiz that seems to haunt me: “Do you need a passport for Puerto Rico?” No, Puerto Rico isn’t a secret realm; it’s a bona fide part of the U.S.
Now, the pièce de résistance – the ever-curious, occasionally intrusive, “What are you thinking about?” Ah, the beauty of zoning out, lost in a mental meadow where thoughts need not be herded. Sometimes, my mind is an empty stage, and asking about the inner workings feels like demanding an encore when the curtain has fallen.
In a twist of irony, my son mirrors my sentiments. He, too, bristles at the onslaught of questions, declaring my well-intentioned inquiries an “interrogation.” Well, if two questions constitute an interrogation, call me the unwitting detective of domestic dialogue. Oh, the joys of sharing a household with a fellow question-repelling son.
Categories: Culture, family, identity, mental health, Psychology, society
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Question’ i Get in Life is ‘Why Do You Dance’
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The only one I have that bothers me is “Are you related to Amelia?” and we don’t even spell our last name the same way (she’s Earhart, I’m Ehrhardt). After approximately 92,000 times, the question has lost its charm, if it ever had any.
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I bet. Why would people ask that?
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Because the human impulse when you meet someone is to try to establish some common ground as quickly as possible – and most people go with something obvious WITHOUT THINKING FIRST.
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Hear hear!
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