<div dir="auto">My standard answer to the question about where I am from has been (since 1993): Planet Earth. And you?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El mié., 9 oct. 2024 10:09 a. m., Rajesh Kasturirangan via Silklist <<a href="mailto:silklist@lists.digeratus.in">silklist@lists.digeratus.in</a>> escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:SF Pro Text">I don’t mind the ‘what do you do’ question. I make up an answer that’s both true and contextually relevant. What bugs me a lot more is ‘where are you from?’ - often with the connotation of ‘where are you </span><em style="font-family:SF Pro Text">really</em><span style="font-family:SF Pro Text"> from.’ To which I give a nonsensical response - these days it’s Alpha Centauri. </span></div>
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<div name="messageReplySection">On Oct 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM -0400, Christopher A Kantarjiev via Silklist <<a href="mailto:silklist@lists.digeratus.in" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">silklist@lists.digeratus.in</a>>, wrote:<br>
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On 10/9/24 7:56 AM, Hari Shenoy via Silklist wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">In recent times I've responded with - "I suppose you asked me what I do<br>
to earn my paycheck, and I will tell you once you follow me on Spotify"<br>
and following that humbleflex, the conversation goes off the rails.<br>
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 3:50 PM Chris Kantarjiev via Silklist<br>
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On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist <<br>
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Depending on the context, I might reply with my actual work<br>
situation, but more often I'll say one of<br>
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I'm a recovering British car addict<br>
I'm an aspiring furniture maker<br>
I ski as much as possible<br>
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Those are much more interesting conversational gambits.<br>
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