Comments on: Not What I Do http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/ I'm ALWAYS going the Wong way Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-797 Derek Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:51:40 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-797 @tiff Well I'm glad that I'm not a total waste to talk to. I must admit that I likely laugh at more than I should. But I must also admit that sometimes things are just funny. @kelly I suppose that's true, but you also don't answer the first time that I call! @daniel Haha it's a little hot actually. Why don't you just ask what I do for a living? :) @tiff
Well I’m glad that I’m not a total waste to talk to. I must admit that I likely laugh at more than I should. But I must also admit that sometimes things are just funny.

@kelly
I suppose that’s true, but you also don’t answer the first time that I call!

@daniel
Haha it’s a little hot actually. Why don’t you just ask what I do for a living? :)

]]> By: daniel http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-793 daniel Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:49:30 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-793 hows the weather over there? where do you live again? hows the weather over there? where do you live again?

]]> By: kelly http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-791 kelly Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:10:37 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-791 you don't call me back! how sad =P you don’t call me back! how sad =P

]]> By: tiff http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-785 tiff Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:00:13 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-785 thanks for talking to me about real stuff tonight. i really appreciate your listening ear. not your laughing mouth! hahahaaha.. you're great, derekson! thanks!! :D thanks for talking to me about real stuff tonight. i really appreciate your listening ear. not your laughing mouth! hahahaaha.. you’re great, derekson! thanks!! :D

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-784 Derek Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:05:38 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-784 @Ms. Q Your ideas about trying to avoid the topic seem like good ones. If one is unaware, it is so easy to fall into the same old trap! @Ms. Q
Your ideas about trying to avoid the topic seem like good ones. If one is unaware, it is so easy to fall into the same old trap!

]]> By: Ms. Q http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-782 Ms. Q Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:49:23 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/07/05/not-what-i-do/#comment-782 Great observation! You always have to go through your "history" with people first. I travel quite a bit for work and depending on the mood, I sometimes end up speaking with the person next to me on a flight. I generally don't ask them what they do for a living or I try not to. Usually I'll ask if they are traveling for business or personal reasons. I rarely get into what I do into any detail. Like you say, it's not going to be a mind-blowing conversation. The few people who start talking about their work LOVE their work and identify with it. Which I think is a different thing and a wonderful thing. I tend to ask about family or books they've read, things like that. I've met many interesting people in my travels and yeah, not asking about what they do gives me a much better picture of who they are. Great observation! You always have to go through your “history” with people first. I travel quite a bit for work and depending on the mood, I sometimes end up speaking with the person next to me on a flight. I generally don’t ask them what they do for a living or I try not to. Usually I’ll ask if they are traveling for business or personal reasons.

I rarely get into what I do into any detail. Like you say, it’s not going to be a mind-blowing conversation. The few people who start talking about their work LOVE their work and identify with it. Which I think is a different thing and a wonderful thing. I tend to ask about family or books they’ve read, things like that.

I’ve met many interesting people in my travels and yeah, not asking about what they do gives me a much better picture of who they are.

]]>