Of questions and blinkers

Top 3 questions and assumptions that tick me off.

  1. Why did you go see that band twice (thrice, etc) on their tour?

    2. (All the gigs are the same, aren’t they?)

  2. Why do you write your book (in English)?

    3. (I can’t write (in English), why should anyone else?)

  3. Why do you have a website/write a weblog?

    4. (I couldn’t do it, so it must be nonsense.)

I used to have a standard reply to this kind of thing: “Because I can.” I can’t even be bothered with that anymore. Now it’s just steely look and a shrug and the hope the conversation ends. Not one of my more charming traits.

(See also: ‘Why don’t you go to Indonesia? (I went and loved it, so must you.) and ‘Why don’t you believe in God?’ (I’m so bloody happy, you can be too.’) )

07. February 2004 von Caroline
Categories: Personal | Tags: , , , , , , , | 3 comments

Comments (3)

  1. Hg says February 7, 2004 at 11:43 am

    I find that the best way to deal with “Why do/did…” questions is to turn them around. Why wouldn’t the other person see a band play live more than once, write their book in English, have a website? Once you understand what they find so outlandish about it, you’re in a position to provide a more focused response that might actually get through to them.

  2. Caroline says February 7, 2004 at 11:52 am

    Hmmyeah, by that time I’ve usually classified the person as ‘completely uninteresting’.