By Lois E. Wilson
Have you ever been talking to a relative, friend, or anyone who asked you something which you believed to be rude and too personal? We all have been shocked by such inquiries. Below some are listed:
Questions asked of women:
1. How tall are you anyway?
2. Do you think you’ll ever get a husband?
3. Are you married or just living together?
4. Are you still married to Bill?
5. Is that a baby bump I see?
6. Another child? Don’t you use birth control?
7. Does your child always act that way?
8. Did you make your dress or is it from K-Mart?
9. Your Mother is so pretty; don’t you use make-up?
10. Why don’t you wear a bra?
Questions asked of men:
1. Is this your second wife or ex?
2. How did that lipstick get on your collar?
3. Do you think your tip is enough?
4. Why are your eyes so bloodshot?
5. Was that you I saw staggering out of the bar last Saturday night?
6. Are you standing in a hole?
7. You’re not doing too well are you? Did you get fired?
8. Did I hear wrong? You didn’t get that promotion did you?
9. Does anything ever go right for you?
10. Is your zipper broken?
Questions asked of either:
1. You look like you’ve put on some weight; are you on a diet or exercising?
2. Do you ever wear anything but sweat pants?
3. Did the principal call you both into his office? Is your child expelled?
4. Is that odor coming from you?
We all have received questions like these. We know they are inconsiderate, inappropriate, and invasive. At the least, they are questionable questions. We should think before we ask—don’t you think so?