I like it!

On 10/9/24 7:56 AM, Hari Shenoy via Silklist wrote:
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 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:



    On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist <
     >[email protected] <mailto:[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 <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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