"What do you do?"


Should you be on the receiving end of this unfortunate question, you have a number of clever retorts to choose from, being careful not to unduly offend the woman you are speaking to.

Your conversation partner might well be at a loss for words, but do hasten to assure her that no offense was intended, and it's all in jest. [Lessons in good manners are best administered in a lighthearted and painless fashion.]

What do you do?
I try my hardest to be a good and decent human being,
not always an easy task amidst an epidemic of rudeness.

Note that if you are speaking with a women as socially inexperienced as you, she may unintentionally let slip the baleful "What do you do?" question. This does not necessarily imply bad manners on her part, and there may be mitigating circumstances. Exercise restraint and be kind. This most certainly takes precedence over flaunting your devastating wit.

"When the Messiah comes, he will heal the sick and raise the dead... but for the fool there is no cure."
old Jewish proverb


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