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If anyone's ever asked: - what do you do? - where do you live? - are you married? - have any kids? They're asking about your money and your sex life.

• vlod 3y ago
  I'm going to start saying: "Art Vandelay", Architect
• WastingMyTime89 3y ago
  Well, no, they are asking about what your life looks life and what fills it. It’s also subjects which open easy way to relate to someone: “we both have kids”, “we work in related fields/they work in the same field that someone I know”, “we both like this sport”, “we have been around/travelled to the same place”. That offers a wide breadth of conversation starters.
• ModernMech 3y ago
  They are making small talk by asking anodyne questions. If a stranger asks you “are you married and do you have kids?” and you respond by telling them about your sex life, they will end the conversation with you.
• circlefavshape 3y ago
  Oh ffs! No they're not! These questions are attempts to establish a connection to you - maybe you work in a similar field to them (or one that they find interesting), or grew up near to them, or have kids the same age.
• Hoasi 3y ago
  Not at all. Those are valid questions. In some parts of Asia, those are the first questions you'll get, including your salary. You might as well get that out of the way from the start.
  • blitzar 3y ago
    > the first questions you'll get, including your salary How, exactly, is asking what your salary is not asking what your salary is?