In recent times I've responded with - "I suppose you asked me what I do to
earn my paycheck, and I will tell you once you follow me on Spotify" and
following that humbleflex, the conversation goes off the rails.

On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 3:50 PM Chris Kantarjiev via Silklist <
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> On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist <
> >[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> This, the most banal of all conversational opening lines, is something I
> >> discourage at the meetups I organise. So it was interesting to see
> >> silklister CY Gopinath's take.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/and-you-do-exactly-what-sir-23407241
> >>
>
> Depending on the context, I might reply with my actual work situation, but
> more often I'll say one of
>
> I'm a recovering British car addict
> I'm an aspiring furniture maker
> I ski as much as possible
>
> Those are much more interesting conversational gambits.
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