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It could just be that I'm envisioning entirely the wrong voice tone and body language when I picture someone asking this -- I can only see it coming across as
by GrinningFool 12y ago
It could just be that I'm envisioning entirely the wrong voice tone and body language when I picture someone asking this -- I can only see it coming across as hostile/aggressive, prying, or downright creepy.
- ams6110 12y agoI can certainly see it that way, but just as easily see it as a variant of "So, what do you do?" but more open-ended. It definitely depends on tone, delivery, body language, etc. as well as the conversation leading up to it. As an opening line, it would tend to put the other person on the defensive, I agree. In that circumstance it's more like "So, why are you here?" with the implication that you shouldn't be.