Curly Questions - How To STOP Them - Page 2

Bilbo1967 · 03-23-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I must respectfully disagree. I know several people who wouldn't be the least offended about discussing how much money they make.

Indeed. I've met people who spoke about little else!

HarryT · 03-23-2011, 12:15 PM

Especially if they're a merchant banker

.

desertblues · 03-23-2011, 12:17 PM

Or Swiss. I lived there and was quite shocked about the talk of earnings and cost of things.

dsvick · 03-23-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mortis

I think there are some things that no matter where you are would be considered rude or tasteless.

"So, hows yer wife go, eh?

"so how's, you know. nudge nudge wink wink, know what I mean?"

"How much money do you make?"

"That your ugly kid?"

Just a few I have heard and don't care what planet you're from they are rude.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I must respectfully disagree. I know several people who wouldn't be the least offended about discussing how much money they make.

And in the Marines, out in the field, where the testosterone is flowing freely there is very little that is off limits so discussions of wives and girlfriends were often brought up by the person whose wife/girlfriend it was. Although, to be honest, I've had conversations in the Marine Corps that would get me kicked out of most places in the civilian world, or labeled as some sort of deviant.

TGS · 03-23-2011, 12:42 PM

In fairness to the other 110,072 Mobileread members, it was only me, ardeegee and MJK2111 who hijacked* your question...all other contributors have been very polite.

*What is it that butchers do in plying their honourable and respectable trade that is such that it is fair to them to call what we did to your question "butchery"?

MJK2111 · 03-23-2011, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGS

In fairness to the other 110,072 Mobileread members, it was only me, ardeegee and MJK2111 who hijacked* your question...all other contributors have been very polite.

I blame ardeegee...he got me thinking about 'genitalia'...

P.S. Not his genitalia in particular, just genitalia in general, but only the good kind of genitalia...

TGS · 03-23-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MJK2111

...he got me thinking about 'genitalia'...

Not difficult, I understand.

ardeegee · 03-23-2011, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJK2111

Having never heard the phrase 'curly questions'

Going by the top hits on Google, the phrase seems to be used primarily in areas speaking a more British flavor of English-- the UK, Australia, New Zealand.

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...=g-b1&aql=&oq=

http://news.google.com/archivesearch...earch+Archives

I'd guess that the OP is in one of those areas.

I've personally never heard the term before this thread.

HarryT · 03-24-2011, 02:14 AM

I am British, and I'd never heard the expression before.

Maggie May · 03-24-2011, 07:02 AM

I haven't heard that expression either.
We would call such a person a Nosy Parker, or Nose Box.

Mortis · 03-24-2011, 08:57 AM

We would use the term Nosey as well as rude, depends on the question though.

Freeshadow · 03-24-2011, 11:20 PM

I still am not sure how to understand said term in detail:

are embarassing questions meant, which the asking person has no right to ask? or all of such (e.g. I believe a pharmacist asking about drug abuse during job interview has a comprehensible interest in doing so, regardless how embarassing it IS)

Mortis · 03-25-2011, 05:52 AM

I understood the OP to mean that they wanted to know how to stop question that they didn't think were appropriate for someone to ask. So embarrassing isn't really covered, but then a lot of inappropriate questions tend to embarrass.

desertblues · 03-25-2011, 05:56 AM

Questions that makes your toes curl, I think?

MJK2111 · 03-25-2011, 10:56 AM

<off topic>

Mortis, what's a Canuk doing in Malaysia, Eh? Trying to get away from the snow and the Labatts?

03-24-2011, 07:02 AM	#25
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	I haven't heard that expression either. We would call such a person a Nosy Parker, or Nose Box. Last edited by Maggie May; 03-24-2011 at 07:04 AM.

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03-23-2011, 12:15 PM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,549 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Especially if they're a merchant banker .

03-23-2011, 12:17 PM	#18
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Or Swiss. I lived there and was quite shocked about the talk of earnings and cost of things.

03-23-2011, 12:42 PM	#20
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	In fairness to the other 110,072 Mobileread members, it was only me, ardeegee and MJK2111 who hijacked* your question...all other contributors have been very polite. *What is it that butchers do in plying their honourable and respectable trade that is such that it is fair to them to call what we did to your question "butchery"?

03-24-2011, 02:14 AM	#24
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,549 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I am British, and I'd never heard the expression before.

03-24-2011, 08:57 AM	#26
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	We would use the term Nosey as well as rude, depends on the question though.

03-24-2011, 11:20 PM	#27
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	I still am not sure how to understand said term in detail: are embarassing questions meant, which the asking person has no right to ask? or all of such (e.g. I believe a pharmacist asking about drug abuse during job interview has a comprehensible interest in doing so, regardless how embarassing it IS)

03-25-2011, 05:52 AM	#28
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	I understood the OP to mean that they wanted to know how to stop question that they didn't think were appropriate for someone to ask. So embarrassing isn't really covered, but then a lot of inappropriate questions tend to embarrass.

03-25-2011, 05:56 AM	#29
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Questions that makes your toes curl, I think?

03-25-2011, 10:56 AM	#30
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	<off topic> Mortis, what's a Canuk doing in Malaysia, Eh? Trying to get away from the snow and the Labatts?