Most people hear this question, experience irritation.Why is that?Of course, not because it does not know how to answer.The question: "What are you doing?" - There will always be some answer, but do not confuse it.Whatever you doing at that moment, someone else's curiosity caught unawares.How do educated person?Giving a detailed account, joking or cool hint, they say, it's nobody's business?
Why ask him?
Before you learn how to answer the question "what to do", to reflect on why people are asking him.If this telephone conversation, the caller may be interested in, what you're currently doing in order to find out whether it is convenient to speak now, how much time you can it be paid, and so on. N. Then there is no difficulty in how to answer the question "whatdoing. "You can share with someone than actually doing at this moment: read, watch movies, surf the Internet or just do nothing.Or to say, they say, it is currently very busy and can not talk.And if the long-awaited call - you can safely say, I look forward to it.
However, in most cases, this question does not carry a special meaning and is just a way to start a conversation.The English, for example, the phrase: «How are you?» ("How are you?") - Is the greeting and does not imply any explanation.If you suddenly begin to describe in detail the companion case, which is engaged in, it is likely you tear off in mid-sentence as not intended to listen to a lengthy confession.How to answer the question "what to do" in this case?
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The most popular answer: "Nothing special.And you? "And then the source or get off a couple of minor phrases and go to the main reason why, in fact, started a dialogue, or begin to tell in detail about their affairs.Maybe he called (written in chat) just to speak out, pour out his heart?
Apply irony
answer number two on the frequency of use, "talk to you" - or, "You will not believe it, but sitting in the" VKontakte "" (or another social network, which has been asked this question).To support the dialogue that is enough.At the same time so you can hint that you are not a fan of formal issues.And for sure - this man would never ask such a question, if the answer that're statistics on how many people per day to ask you "what to do" and "how are you".
Laughter - the best medicine
third common answer to the question: "What are you doing?" - Joke.It can be neutral, good or somewhat insulting.Interlocutor understands the humor, we can say that saves the world, hunting in the kitchen wild cockroaches, grow hair, and meditate on the meaning of life and so on. F. You can laugh it off this way: "I like to rob a jewelry store.You with me? »
Give it clear that you do not want to discuss it
fourth way to discourage tactless to ask questions - is another question:" Why do you ask? ";"Why do you need this information, how will you use it?" After such persistent questioning will not hesitate to turn to the other party.
fifth option - to ignore uncomfortable questions.If he sounded immediately after the greeting, then simply welcome back.If you have already said hello and asked about business counterparts, you can safely steer the conversation in another direction - to share the news, ask about specific details of the life of the interlocutor and so on.Reviewed
number six - to assess the "originality" of the question: "Good question!Ask more like the world to save! »
Seventh Embodiment is to demonstrate the violent emotional reaction in response.You can simulate shock, a shock: "I can not believe you're asking me!»
depth issue
is quite clear: the famous Russian question "what to do" and annoying complimentary phrase "what to do" or semantically nor philosophically not connectedbetween themselves.Winged question "what to do" the best domestic troubled minds and hearts, dreaming of a world of justice, truth and goodness.Nikolai Chernyshevsky, put it in the title of his work, did not expect that for the distant descendants of the twenty-first century, this problem has not been resolved.
