Sunday, August 28, 2011

Ask me no questions.

I have a problem.  It seems, sometimes, like the words that I say are translated to the people around me by an utterly drunken bunch of babel fish.  I understand that it could be my tone of voice, or a look on my face, but people regularly translate questions I ask into demands.








It is very frustrating and causes a lot of arguments. And while I could just stop asking questions, I suppose, and stare dumbly out the window at all times, ignoring the world around me, I am a question asker by nature.  If I don't understand what is going on around me, I ask.
Apparently, other people don't do this and instead use questions as some passive aggressive message delivery system, from the responses I get, because I rarely just get an actual response to my questions... from anyone.  Everyone seems to be trying to figure out the secret code in my question in an attempt to figure out what my implication is, and all I get are scoffs when I explain that I am really JUST asking questions.  Now, if I ever got an actual answer, I might make a request using the information I received...







But most of the time, I would most likely respond with a simple "Oh, okay. Thanks."

8 comments:

  1. Passive-aggressiveness is an epidemic that is going to ruin us . . .

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  2. I might have the same problem...sometimes my loved ones ignore me all together and I start to wonder if I said anything at all.

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  3. you know, i've experienced that same thing! ppl get all up in arms about their perception of the question, when i was just wondering something or other! very annoying...

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  4. .Up messed so get can communication human how interesting is it think I

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  5. I like that your automobile is named "Eunice", it fits you well since "you" are "nice".

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  6. Apparently you're just waiting to sneak attack people with your ninja skills...or snark. You devious thing, you.

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  7. I noticed this happen to me as well. I hate having arguments when all I did was ask a simple question. I have always wondered what it was about me that made people act that way.... but I dare not ask lest it start another world war.

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  8. Ah, if I had a dime for all the times I've had to tell someone, "Put down that ax, you're scaring me!"

    But really. Your Douglas Adams reference makes me SO happy. Thank you.

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