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 <
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> 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:
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> 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:
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>
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> On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist <
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> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
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> wrote:
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>
> 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.
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