Questions you hate being asked

[Freaky Lou]

"Ooo, you speak x language!? Say something in x language!" Does anyone know what to say in any language when asked that?

What I always say is "Nunca se que decir cuando la gente quieren que digo algo en espanol."

EDIT: Google Translate BUTCHERS this phrase, so I'll save everyone who's curious time and translate it properly: I never know what to say when people want me to say something in spanish."

 

[4RM3D]

Any question that is too generic, especially if it is related to 'small talk'.

Prime examples:
How are you?
How have you been?
What's up?
Has anything interesting happened while I was gone?

 

[Flames66]

I just want to compliment her period.

I have always found that women don't like being complimented on their period.

OT: "What are you dressed as?"

I am dressed as me.

 

[Xerosch]

Basically, I hate being asked how my gay life works because it mostly only differs from other daily routines in that I'm attracted to men. However, the worst one is "A colleague/cousin/friend of mine is gay, too. Do you know him?".

An there's the obligatory "Are you pissed off? You look pissed off. Are you sure you're not pissed off?"

 

[Lionsfan]

I don't like when people either A) ask me to define my style, or B) when people ask me what my "favorite" is. At best I can give you a Top-5, and even then it's going to be hard to do that

 

[sifffffff]

I have a tattoo that I got for a personal reason and it has a very specific meaning to me. I hate it when people ask me what it means.

 

[baconsarnie]

Any variation on 'Why do you have have a beard?'
Not so subtly suggesting that i should shave. Why is this acceptable but i can't ask people why they are fat or why their hair isn't a specific length.
I like having a beard GET OVER IT.
And relax.

 

[Xaio30]

*During religious debates* "Why do you keep talking about god if you're an atheist?"

I never know whether to facepalm, cry or punch the sad person in the face.

 

[The Funslinger]

"If blah blah jumped off a bridge, would you?"

Stupid parents. Yes they used this on me. Yes i hated it. A LOT! XD

I was asked this once. I replied, "yes, because if jumped off a bridge, then there would obviously be a bouncy castle and free puppies at the bottom.

OT: "Can't you just take them and let me live?" always bugs me...

In the realm of the more serious, ever since it got out I was given a shotgun for christmas, people half-seriously asking me if I intend to commit a school shooting is getting quite annoying.

 

[Agow95]

the question I hate being asked is, and this is literally the actual question I get every time, "Oh My God are you guys like, twins?" (I have a identical twin brother), I will admit, i can see why there is confusion, seeing as we only look EXACTLY THE GODDAMNED SAME!!!

 

[The Funslinger]

Basically, I hate being asked how my gay life works because it mostly only differs from other daily routines in that I'm attracted to men. However, the worst one is "A colleague/cousin/friend of mine is gay, too. Do you know him?".

An there's the obligatory "Are you pissed off? You look pissed off. Are you sure you're not pissed off?"

If I were gay, and someone asked me that on that basis alone, I'd just say "no, but I'll be sure to look out for him at the next meeting" and glare until they walk off.

 

[BodomBeachChild]

Why do I listen to heavy metal. My favorite question ever. I like country... I like jazz and blues... but heavy metal (specifically the grindcore and death metal) gets me questioned always.

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

Anything regarding my hair.

People couldn't stop talking about it, how bronze and spiky-looking it is or WAS since I dyed it black and now leave it plain.

I feel like a total sissy discussing my hair with people.

 

[Batou667]

While it's true everyone dies I still can't control the rate at which they die.

Well, that's not technically true...

Anyway, a question I get asked all the time, being a male with long hair, is "Why do you have long hair?". Since I work with children, who are normally completely uninhibited about asking direct questions, I get asked this on average once a fortnight or so. I always answer "Because I don't cut it", or, if I'm being interrogated by a girl, I ask "Why do you have long hair?". Every once in a while an adult will take issue with the way I choose to wear my hair, while is considerably less cute and more irritating.

"Dude, what's with the hair?"
"It's the stuff that grows on my head"
"Yeah, but why's it so long?"
"Because I don't cut it"
"Don't you want to cut it?"
"No, not really. I like it long"
"So, what, you're never going to cut it? What about when it reaches your feet?"
"Maybe then I'll cut it"
"So... what's with the hair?"

What really riles me, and this one I really can't explain, is being asked to repeat myself. For example, if I've just told a joke or brought up a funny anecdote, and somebody new (let's call him Bob) walks into the room, somebody usually goes "Ha ha, good one Batou667, tell Bob what you just told us!" No. No, I fucking won't repeat myself on demand like I'm the court jester and you're the king clicking his fingers to make me perform. That was then, this is now, the moment has passed, let's move on. I'm really not sure why this annoys me so much, but I've literally fallen-out with family members over this.

 

[Ne1butme]

I really dislike when someone asks "what are you thinking?" during a quiet moment.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Anything having to do with where the US gets off, especially if those people are from countries like the UK who didnt seem to mind owning half the known world and treating it worse than the us supposedly treats it now.

... but then again i travel a lot.

I guess more to home, I dont like being asked pokemon questions by people who dont play and are only trying to patronize me.

 

[Crazy_Dude]

What do meaning is behind my tattoo. For some people these reasons are very personal and I don't want to open up to every random stranger I just met 10 minutes ago.

 

[vivster]

why don't you go out more?

 

[Jakub324]

I lived in Portugal for less than a year, and whenever someone finds that out, they unfailingly say either "Do you speak Portuguese?" or "Are you Portuguese?" God, it's annoying.