 is it a geographical thing?
after reading so many posts and strong opinions about people taking offense to so called personal questions such as -
"how much did you pay for your dog"....to..."where do you live?"
i just have to wonder - is it JUST ME or is it a geographical thing? i personally wouldn't mind to answer either of those questions. most people i know wouldn't either. in fact, a lot of our conversations start off with, "i just bought a ______ and i got it for XXX amount of dollars! i bought it at _____"
someone even mentioned responding with "how much did you pay" with "how much do you make" which was witty, no doubt.
but honestly...um...i wouldn't care to answer that question either. afterall, most people know approximately how much a dog of a certain breed costs...much like they know what a person of a certain profession makes, lol.
when i meet someone, we usually know where each other lives, where each other works, how many kids, what ages, and what our spouses do for a living within the first ten minutes. maybe it's the southern hospitality thing...i don't know. some people think it's weird for a person to ask where they live, but i would think it was ultra weird for someone to not want to tell me.
just sayin.... |