questions that piss you off

[Poyzinous]

Because I'm not the most Mexican looking Mexican, I hate it when people ask me
"¿Hablas Español?"
I thought the sombrero on my head and the tatoos on my neck made it pretty obvious. That and my facial hair being shaved, except for a mustache and my sunglasses always being worn somewhere on my head. I'm kidding about most of that, but seriously, being half Puerto Rican throws off the Latino appearance and makes me look "French, Portuguese, Italian, sun-deprived Samoan, or Light-skinned northern African" according to people who had no idea I am of latino ethnicity. we need some little sombrero wearing smileys...

[numbnuts240]

we need some little sombrero wearing smileys...

oralay holmes

[n00b240]

So I am Canadian Asian.... And these are the questions that people always ask in this order....

"Where are you from?'
Umm... Kennesaw, Ga

"Oh I mean where were you born?"
Thunderbay Ontario

"What is your Nationality?"
Canadian...

"What is your Ethnicity?"
Thai... (Generally the answer they want)

haha, this used to piss me the f*** off. I look like many ethnicities and accent is from really nowhere. People would get pist when I would say a small town called Belleville a few hours outside Toronto. Then I get the: "Where are your parents from?"

Then after a while I realized that people use this as a baseline to establish the transition into the conversation.

[intense240]

"is that your car?" (as I am getting out of it)

Really????? I swear I hear this every day! Duh.

Then they walk around the car and say "what kind of car is this?" Wow, you don't even deserve to know.....

[93coupe]

Then they walk around the car and say "what kind of car is this?" Wow, you don't even deserve to know.....

Nobody deserves to know the name of such an impressive mid 90s economy people mover. How dare they?!

[Encryptshun]

Have you found jesus?

^this

To which my automatic response is "Yeah I did! He was behind the couch the whole time!"

[Watermelonwarrior]

Then they walk around the car and say "what kind of car is this?" Wow, you don't even deserve to know.....

Nobody deserves to know the name of such an impressive mid 90s economy people mover. How dare they?!

[chompsticks]

So I am Canadian Asian.... And these are the questions that people always ask in this order....

"Where are you from?'
Umm... Kennesaw, Ga

"Oh I mean where were you born?"
Thunderbay Ontario

"What is your Nationality?"
Canadian...

"What is your Ethnicity?"
Thai... (Generally the answer they want)

haha, this used to piss me the f*** off. I look like many ethnicities and accent is from really nowhere. People would get pist when I would say a small town called Belleville a few hours outside Toronto. Then I get the: "Where are your parents from?"

Then after a while I realized that people use this as a baseline to establish the transition into the conversation.

Yea, sometimes I don't want to talk...

Oh and then I get, you don't have an accent.... (Really dude? Just becuase I Asian do not mean I cannot sapeak a engrish collectry.)

[krash]

Then they walk around the car and say "what kind of car is this?" Wow, you don't even deserve to know.....

Nobody deserves to know the name of such an impressive mid 90s economy people mover. How dare they?!

I think he was talking about how it says "240sx" on the back. Regardless, thats jdm tYtE sR p0Wer people mover holmes.

[One Finger]

My pet peeve - I hate it when someone steps on your foot or bumps into you and then asks, "Did that hurt?"
"No, not at all, my foot is completely numb so I couldn't feel anything. In fact it tickled, could you do it again?"

[Klits562]

workin at advance auto parts.

hello mam/sir how you doing today? -me
Do you know anything at all about cars cuz i have a question?-them

no i just work here cuz i happen to enjoy wearing this gay outfit. everyday i work i get it a few times garunteed.

In their defense, many auto parts stores hire people that are completely oblivious to anything mechanical/electrical... although Advanced seems to be much better (from what I've noticed anyway).

Ya i called Kragen, guy answers, i asked him a question about the rack n pinion i bought and his response was: "uhhh i dont know im not a mechanic" why the hell would you work at an auto parts store and not know ANYTHING ABOUT CARS!!!!!!

[confused9]

hell yea my wood only goes down in church lolol

[krash]

Ya i called Kragen, guy answers, i asked him a question about the rack n pinion i bought and his response was: "uhhh i dont know im not a mechanic" why the hell would you work at an auto parts store and not know ANYTHING ABOUT CARS!!!!!!

Because they were hiring? The big guys like Advance Auto, Auto Zone, Pep Boys, etc dont require their employees to take a test of automotive knowledge. Stores like NAPA and Olympic do.

[breadbox]

Yeah, the whole autoparts thing. If its a woman, I just assume they don't know.

I went to napa and needed like tension rods or something and they lady says that can't be what the part is called. She opened the book and whatever diagram didn't have it as a part in the picture she showed me.

So she swore they can't have that part and she's never heard the term tension rod ever mention.

I was like, "I am pretty sure they aren't called anything else." Went home found some in like 5 seconds and ordered them online.

[Klits562]

Because they were hiring?

Whats the point in hiring someone who knows nothing of the job, he couldnt answer a part related question thus he couldnt do his job.

[krash]

Because you don't know anything about cars either? And you just need cashiers?

[Dattebayo]

I went to napa and needed like tension rods or something and they lady says that can't be what the part is called. She opened the book and whatever diagram didn't have it as a part in the picture she showed me.

So she swore they can't have that part and she's never heard the term tension rod ever mention.

I was like, "I am pretty sure they aren't called anything else." Went home found some in like 5 seconds and ordered them online.

Napa has nothing for imports. Use them for belts and hoses and sh*t, but not anything else. They don't know anything about it.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Yeah, the whole autoparts thing. If its a woman, I just assume they don't know.

What are you talking about? Most women at autoparts stores are flaming lesbians that know more than most of the dudes. Not to mention they can beat them up. I usually find them much more knowledgeable and easier to talk to.

Plus, I might be able to leave with a little "extra" if you know what I mean. That oil isn't just for the engine!

[Dattebayo]

There's a hot Hispanic chick who works at the local Advance who knows NOTHING about anything. She also wears spandex pants that are off-colored to the work shirt.

It's amusing cause I keep wondering how she got the job... (as-if...)

[chompsticks]

I know some autoparts store just hire for the mere fact that they are bilingual or more.

[asoomal]

Yeah, the whole autoparts thing. If its a woman, I just assume they don't know.

I went to napa and needed like tension rods or something and they lady says that can't be what the part is called. She opened the book and whatever diagram didn't have it as a part in the picture she showed me.

So she swore they can't have that part and she's never heard the term tension rod ever mention.

I was like, "I am pretty sure they aren't called anything else." Went home found some in like 5 seconds and ordered them online.

Try radius arm, worked for me.

[ThatGuyRoger]

although it doesn't bother me any, I get some people asking me if I'm from the middle east or they'll tell me they thought I was from there after meeting me the first time. usually i'll go along with it to mess with them.

[nissangirl74]

"Do you hear what I'm saying to you?"

'No lady, I'm deaf as a f*** doornail. Next in line, please!' (insert flipping off smiley here)

[dre1507]

i usually wear a pissed off look on my face to hide my social ineptitude, so no one asks me questions. however, there is one question i like to ask people.

the scenario is always like this:
someone asks me a question or makes a statement directed to me.
i pretend i didn't hear and ask "huh?" just so they can repeat it.

Strangely no one is ever annoyed by it and will often repeat it twice or three times max. The karma with this situation now, is i think i'm slightly deaf in both ears, but at odd times, i can pick up the tinyest of sounds.

[One Finger]

"Do you hear what I'm saying to you?"

'No lady, I'm deaf as a f**king doornail. Next in line, please!' (insert flipping off smiley here)

Oh yeah, that one drives me nuts, too! Or if they say "Do you know what I mean?" frequently... If I didn't understand, I'd ask, and I'm not stupid so quit asking me if I know what you mean. One of the ladies I work with says that at the end of everything she says and I HATE it.

[numbnuts240]

just got this one

"hot enough for you?"

mother flower, it's >100* with >9000% humidity out. i look like i've just been swimming and the closest body of water is a few miles away. no, it's not hot enough for me yet. when i look like a piece of jerky and i start spitting out sand, then it's hot enough.

[93coupe]

What car should I get next?

[MinisterofDOOM]

What car should I get next?

[infinitgkid]

Here is a text message conversation between me and a friend of mine. This isn't exactly a question that pisses me off, but this happens so damn much with the same damn person I get pissed off...

Him: Hey man, what's up?
Me: Nothing
Him: You hungry?
[At this time, I actually was hungry and was thinking, "Sweet we can go get something to eat and have some more friends come along and I won't be bored"]
Me: Yeah, actually... I'm starving...
Him: Ok cool, well I just ate.

[I didn't even reply back.]

What kind of sh*t is that? GOOD GRIEF!
I'm kinda pissed now by just thinking about it!

[Poyzinous]

"Can I ask you a question?"

...

Hate that one.
You just did!
How about " Let me ask you a question"
or " I have a question for you"

I also hate it when you answer the phone clearly stating the name of the business/ department and the person on the phone asks you if they called said location.
" Good morning, Awesome auto service"
"Hi, is this awesome auto service?"
No, jackhole. I just think their presentation is cute so I recite it at my job too, even though it's completely irrelevant to what you're looking for.