My standard answer to the question about where I am from has been (since 1993): Planet Earth. And you?
El mié., 9 oct. 2024 10:09 a. m., Rajesh Kasturirangan via Silklist < [email protected]> escribió: > I don’t mind the ‘what do you do’ question. I make up an answer that’s > both true and contextually relevant. What bugs me a lot more is ‘where are > you from?’ - often with the connotation of ‘where are you *really* from.’ > To which I give a nonsensical response - these days it’s Alpha Centauri. > On Oct 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM -0400, Christopher A Kantarjiev via Silklist < > [email protected]>, wrote: > > I like it! > > On 10/9/24 7:56 AM, Hari Shenoy via Silklist wrote: > > In recent times I've responded with - "I suppose you asked me what I do > to earn my paycheck, and I will tell you once you follow me on Spotify" > and following that humbleflex, the conversation goes off the rails. > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 3:50 PM Chris Kantarjiev via Silklist > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist < > > [email protected] <mailto:[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 <https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/and- > you-do-exactly-what-sir-23407241> > > > > Depending on the context, I might reply with my actual work > situation, but more often I'll say one of > > I'm a recovering British car addict > I'm an aspiring furniture maker > I ski as much as possible > > Those are much more interesting conversational gambits. > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist <https:// > mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist> > > > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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