The one question they always ask you that you hate

[Schabam]

"so i heard you play guitar?"

i play bass...

 

[0p3rati0n]

"Why is your hair so short?"

I have hair that literally can not grow very long. It will not lay flat. So I alway have to get these marine style type haircuts

"What's instrument do you play?"
Me: Baritone...
"What's a baritone?"

Yeah I know a baritone isn't a frequently used instrument. You'll probably see 2-3 in an orchestra/band. But seriously every time I give that answer that question always follows. So FUCKING annoying!

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

"Can I wear your glasses?"

I seem to be a magnet for that question. Nobody else I know with glasses gets asked that and yet, I do? Oh well, I suppose it's a neat ice-breaker.

I get that one alot. Then "Ow, dammit, they gave me a headache." Yay for bad eyes?

OT:Is your first name really H? Really? For Real? No it couldn't possibly be.

"Yes it is. I told you once and I refuse to talk to you until you accept it."

[sub][sub][sub]Just to clarify, I don't mind being asked the first time [/sub][/sub][/sub]

 

[Tsunimo]

"Can I wear your glasses?" Then when they take them anyway:
"Your eyesight is really bad." No shit that's why I wear the fucking glasses.
I also get "Why are you so angry?" a lot.
I'm not angry, I just do not feel the need to force a fake smile on my face every waking minute of the day... Do you have a problem with that?

 

[Dags90]

Newsflash, there's more than a single line arriving to a station and a person standing there could've either missed the bus by an inch (happened to me more times than I care to count which is why I'm in a "fuck you bastards" mode now and walking everywhere) or just waiting for another one.

Maybe there's a single line per station where you live though? Dunno, that'd be news to me, usually there's between 3-7 different bus lines that arrive on the same station over here

But which bus? That there would be several buses only makes the situation more ambiguous. Unless the person is walking around with a sign saying "I'm waiting for the bus to X" the question doesn't make any sense to the person hearing it. Are they presuming the person is psychic? Maybe if they were just checking to make sure that buses in general were running, which seems a bit silly to ask, and an even sillier way of phrasing the question.

It's a stupid question on its face.. It's like if you approached a stranger and starting using pronouns without pointing at anything or indicating what they might be. Without any context it doesn't make any sense.

So if you had sex with someone then would you be the man or the woman?

This just in. Gays are shape shifters.
[sub]But seriously, I hate it when people try to heteronormalize (is that a word?) same-sex relationships.[/sub]

 

[the fake]

"can you please cut your hair" .... NO

 

[0p3rati0n]

So why don't you dress more girly?

Seriously hate this question now. Yes I'm a girl. No I'm not a lesbian. I don't like dresses, skirts or make-up therefore I do not wear them. What's wrong with my jeans and t-shirt? Terribly sorry I'm a tomboy and don't fit into how your view of a girl should be. I dress like this because it's comfortable and I like it. Why else would I wear it?

Tell them your undercover as a Boy.

 

[jbchillin]

well the question i hate is "Why are you a bears fan?" I live in wisconsin and the bears are their rivals and i get asked this EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY.

 

[Chamale]

Why are you so tall?

I DON'T KNOW MANG. GENETICS?

From now on, I think I'll tell people I was bitten by a radioactive basketball player.

 

[Wolfe90]

I hate when you go to the hospital and the doctor asks "how are you feeling today?"

 

[gardyna]

I'm in Canada, so it follows:
Do you guys live in igloos?

I´m Icelandic and i just laugh when i get that question (I have made an igloo once but that was just for fun)

 

[BaronAsh]

I absolutely HATE when I'm asked: "Why did you forget ______?"
I DON'T KNOW! OK?! I FORGOT! HOW JHARD IS IT TO UNDERSTAND?!!

I feel you man, that one gets me every time.

I'll also add any question of opinion that some one tacks "be honest" on because nobody seems to like my answers.

The last one is when two girls ask you to chose a characteristics about them that you prefer, such a "whose boots do you think are better?" Because I always give them a strait forward answer and I get shit for choosing one over the other.

 

[teebeeohh]

"you know you look like Lenin with that beard?"
really? i NEVER EVER look in the mirror

 

[Wyes]

"so i heard you play guitar?"

i play bass...

In their defense, you play the bass guitar.


I hate:
"Why are you so smart?"

I like to think I'm a fairly modest guy, any serious answer to this question makes me feel awkward. Which is why I inevitably make a joke about eating my bread crusts or something.

"Why doesn't maths make any sense/why is maths so stupid/I can't understand maths"

Maths actually makes a lot of sense, if you understand it. And to understand it, you only need two things; a good teacher and to actually try and learn it. I am of the opinion that ANYONE can learn maths. Sure, not everyone thinks in the right way to be great at maths or to be a natural at it, but everyone can learn it to some degree.

"Why don't you have a girlfriend yet?"

Combined with the previous two questions it must be because I'm some kind of genius savant who can't relate to people. More likely just because I'm on the bad side of a bell curve when it comes to relationships.

"What did you do today/how was your day?"

If you weren't there, I really have no particular desire to summarise my entire day. I'm not good at summarising and there's no way I can capture the entire experience of my day in speech.

 

[Lionsfan1986]

First off I'm six foot six inches tall. Every time I meet someone they all ways ask "Hey! Do you play basketball"?

WTF do you think the answer is? Of course not I would be making millions right now instead of talking to you.

 

[No_Remainders]

I'm in my last year before university at the moment so....

What are you doing for university?

"I DIDN'T KNOW LAST WEEK AND I DON'T KNOW NOW!"

 

[Tzekelkan]

Is Vlad short for Vladimir. I guess it's a perfectly reasonable question, but I get it asked entirely too often and I am sick of it. No, in my case it is not.

 

[DerpyDerpyDerp]

When I tell them I have a math degree they ask if I can help them/their kids with their homework.

Yes I can, but no I won't.

 

[Lem0nade Inlay]

One of my friends (who is, admittedly not very smart, but thinks he's a genius) always asks me "WHAT THE HELL HOW DID YOU SCORE SO HIGH ON X TEST!?" Every time I get a higher grade than him (which is almost always)

Uh, because I STUDIED, and I WORKED HARD.

 

[Vrach]

Newsflash, there's more than a single line arriving to a station and a person standing there could've either missed the bus by an inch (happened to me more times than I care to count which is why I'm in a "fuck you bastards" mode now and walking everywhere) or just waiting for another one.

Maybe there's a single line per station where you live though? Dunno, that'd be news to me, usually there's between 3-7 different bus lines that arrive on the same station over here

But which bus? That there would be several buses only makes the situation more ambiguous. Unless the person is walking around with a sign saying "I'm waiting for the bus to X" the question doesn't make any sense to the person hearing it. Are they presuming the person is psychic? Maybe if they were just checking to make sure that buses in general were running, which seems a bit silly to ask, and an even sillier way of phrasing the question.

It's a stupid question on its face.. It's like if you approached a stranger and starting using pronouns without pointing at anything or indicating what they might be. Without any context it doesn't make any sense.

Ah, well I just took "bus" being the general word to be replaced by the number of the bus they're after, it's usually the question I get if I get it :>