Dreaded questions

[Tuco]

When you talk to strangers, acquaintances or family members, what are some of the questions you fear to be asked? (Because answering them is very awkward).
Some of mine are:
Where do you see yourself in five years? (job interviews)
Why don't you have a girlfriend?
And the most dreaded one: What do you do for fun?
Since I don't ever talk to anyone outside work I haven't been asked any of these in many years. The closest was last year when I talked to a family member I hadn't seen in a long time. Practically the first thing she said was: “so, you don't have girlfriend yet”. It wasn't even a question, she just said that; it made me very angry, but of course I didn't show it. I am under the impression that some of my family members think I'm gay; I guess it's understandable, because at almost 29, I've never had a girlfriend in my life. This is starting to bother me a lot, even my 14 year old cousin has a girlfriend; I feel like crap every time someone brings that up.

So, what are the questions you fear to be asked?

 

[fitftw]

what do you do for work?
what do you do for fun?

 

[Damaged]

Whats your job?
What have you been up to?

 

[kihira]

Why are you wearing that?
Would you stop dancing while we're talking?
Nice cat, do you take him everywhere?
Would you mind putting that back on....please?
:b

But seriously, have a script ready for 'those' questions. Doesn't have to be completely true. And have a barrage of your own questions to ask, then they wont be able to ask too many themselves.

 

[philly2bits]

Anything where the answer would give them any clue as to who I really am.

 

[StupidWiz]

Any questions about girl... since I'm gay and not open about it yet, plus, my family and community in the area don't tolerate gays

"What's your hobby?" I'm gonna answer "I like playing PC games" and then they'll respond with "oh, ok then" with condescending look on their faces, some ppl think a gamer's just a piece of trash... ::

"Why are you still in College? you're 25 y old now.."
If only they knew that my denial phase of accepting myself as a gay has made me dropped out from my former college, plus this Social Anxiety things...

 

[coyote]

"why haven't you done [insert avoided task here]?"

"when are you going to do [insert avoided task here]?"

"does this make me look fat?"

 

[Marlow]

Most of the time when someone asks you what do you do for fun they are trying to give themselves an opening to talk about something they like to do.

An example: A former co-worker walked up to me when I first started working in his department and he asked me what I do for fun and if I play any instruments, it didn't take long for him to start talking about his band. I got the impression I could have answered him with any anything and it wouldn't have mattered, he was trying to initiate a conversation with me so he could talk about his band, about his interests. So don't stress too much about what you answer that question with.

I dread the "Do you have a girlfriend/Are you married?" questions cause when I say no they usually follow up with, "Are you gay?" And in some cases they stop talking to me when they find out I'm single. As if single people are freaks or something. I've never asked anyone about their relationship status. It just doesn't cross my mind and I think it's kind of intrusive and nosey. Relatives are notorious for asking about relationship status, like I'm some kind of family failure because I haven't found a mate and enlarged the family. Crude but that's how it seems.

 

[Social_Monstrosity]

Why are you so quiet?
Why don't you talk for once?
What's the matter? Cheer up! It can't be all that bad!
What do you do? (This one is the worst actually...)

 

[Dr. Doom]

Anything where the answer would give them any clue as to who I really am.

This.

Also any questions asking me what I'm going to do in the future, because most people assume I'm going to college or going to go in the military. It bugs me. Also questions about friends/girlfriends.

 

[Kiwong]

Hows work? Boring as usual.
Want to come for a drink? Nope

 

[DarkPhoenix]

What did you do in the weekend?
What do you do for a job?
Do you go clubbing?
Why are you sitting by yourself?

 

[Cynical]

I suppose the most dreaded question for me is 'Why don't you go out?' Or questions to that effect. It can be awkward being asked this by acquaintences especially if an answer is being pressed. There was one person with whom I even had an argument with because he was constantly questioning me about this. He was constantly vexing me about New Years "Why don't you do anything for New Years, its the biggest celebration of the year!"

 

[Rembrandt Broam]

"why haven't you done [insert avoided task here]?"

"when are you going to do [insert avoided task here]?"

"does this make me look fat?"

Haha! Those sound familiar.

I'll also add:

"Are you going to sit playing on that thing all day?"

where that thing could be the computer or the PS3 or whatever.

 

[StrandedTangle]

"What do you do for a living?" As I'm on the Disability Pension I hate people asking this and other things. I actually get my haircut now at a place which is owned and run by Asians. I do this because they don't talk to you or ask you anything; at least not where I go.