The answer to these questions is the kind without words, and typically involves the far more efficient thrown object or a cold shoulder.
There is a common theme to these most hated inquiries: they all alienate the one being asked.
They're characteristically personal, asking why some core aspect of the person is there in the first place. These questions are leading ones. The implication behind them is nearly as loud as the question itself. It's as if they demand, "Why would you be the way you are?"
Then again, parties or work picnics can be chaotic places, bringing out the worst social faux pas in folks. Perhaps this list will go a long way and instruct people how not to lean on the worst questions when they find themselves at a loss for what to talk about.
After all, if these come out most when the conversation is dying, they do little to resurrect a flow of discussion. Instead, they kill the vibe completely.
gypsy888888 asked, "What's one question you hate being asked?"
Care to Make That More Specific?
"What's your favorite song?"
"Forgets every song iv'e ever listened to"
"Uhh i guess All Star??" -- FishyFishu
"It's like I've never listened to any song, watched any movie, or learned any color!" -- luluing
"Someone asked me something like this in a team meeting when I had just started a new job. What is my favorite band? I panicked and said Weird Al" -- MadGreenJellyBean
Stocked with a Deflating Answer
"'Do you and your twin share boyfriends?' No. She's married to a man and I'm a lesbian." -- babyimafiend
"That's how you know they watch too much porn." -- CaKeWeed
"Twin here. my bro and i have been asked if look and compare each others penis's. No. No we don't." -- nicolasmaclean
A Racist Red Flag
" 'Are you Chinese?' NOOOOOOOOOO." -- PepeHands217
"People that say ni hao to every Asian need to be smacked across the face." -- 1337speak
"This is relatable on a spiritual level and I f*cking hate it." -- Quickscope_noob
" 'What kind of Chinese are you?' " -- stinkycum
This One's From the Void
"Would you like to upgrade YouTube Premium?" -- ElGato-TheCat
"Or Weather Channel Premium...just f*cking let me see the temperature." -- RabidPlaty
" 'No, but please ask me every time I open the app.' " -- Qukeyo
He Can, But Now He Won't
"My dad was my principal in my middle school."
"Everyone would walk up to me and say,'Are you the principal's son?' And then they just sit there and say, 'Can you ask your dad to give me free 100's?' I hated it." -- Kboyd3366
"Bro, they thought I was getting high grades because my mother (principal) showed me all the exams, so no one ever talked to me." -- KyloRenWest
On. The. Spot.
"Why don't you drink?"
"Because mind your own business, that's why. Because my answer is depressing, a real conversation-killer. Because I don't feel like explaining to my boss why I'm a teetotaler when I decline to drink at out-of-office social functions."
-- Surax
Former Cashier's Commiserate
" '"Haha, it didn't scan, must be free, right?' " -- Dabistar
"As a former retail person this burns down to my core, like no Karen, there is a price, the machine either can't figure it out or doesn't know it." -- throwaway126400963
"I am just a man that wants to watch the world burn. I say things like this specifically to see my cashiers eye twitch/see them cringe. Something about it is so satisfying. It started after I became a dad. I am sorry that I am not sorry." -- BareBearFighter
Excellent, You Know the Definition
"I'm colorblind, so.... 'WhAt iS ThiS CoLOr?' " -- HannibalLectR
"I have a colorblind friend, and my favorite line to use is, 'HOW MANY COLORS AM I HOLDING UP?' It's earned me a slap to the face more than once." -- Karjo2000
"Ditto I rely on my 7 year old to decipher what colors what. It's why most of my wardrobe is white black and grey." -- NoLameBardsWn
A Few Very Good Reasons
"Why are you not talking?" -- iS3ed
"I am an introvert and i HATE this question. Especially when they ask that in front of a whole crowd." -- J1mmy09
"I answer, 'I speak when I have something to say, unlike you.' " -- HelpfulDescription4
"I'm listening to you." -- KiloMegaGegaTeraNoob
Believe it or not, a WHOLE LIFE Gave Some Certainty
"Are you sure [my slightly unusual last name] is pronounced like that? Yes, I'm sure." -- pistachiomeeting
"How the f*ck are people confidently able to argue about the pronunciation of the name of the person they're arguing with?" -- Vsauce666
"I mean yeah, I know it like my last name. Oh wait." -- Iced_Road
"Whats worse is my last name is completely phonetic. But people love to throw in silent e or long a that don't exist. Just read the letters dammit." -- ZoiSarah
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"Hotel staff of Reddit, what’s the most NSFW moment you witnessed at your hotel?"
Thrills On Ice
"I worked at a hotel in a resort town in Europe."
"One of the maids called me to a room for help because it has been the location of an extremely messy sex party from the touring ice show."
"There were used condoms thrown everywhere, and half the furniture was busted."
"The poor maid was in tears, thinking she'd have to clean it."
"The hotel management called in a professional cleaning company who wore disposable suits, respirators, and eye protection."
"They got rid of most of the stuff in the room and charged a fortune to the ice show."- Abba_Fiskbullar
Get A Room! Oh, Yeah...
"I work overnights in a relatively small hotel, and at least 6/7 days a week, I hear people banging loud as hell in their rooms."
"Half the rooms have a balcony that overlooks the lobby, and those doors aren't soundproof at all."
"We had a man sleepwalk out of his room to the lobby, bucka** nude."
"We had a woman show up in the lobby in her underwear."-
Now That Takes Effort
"Night Auditor here, I've seen a LOT."
"Multiple times I've had guests come to my desk completely naked because somehow they locked themselves out.... naked... this one always confuses me."
"But probably the most NSFW was a guest who had gotten violently ill."
"We're talking projectile vomit on EVERY surface of the room, blood all over, feces, pee... everything was just destroyed..."
"Obvious call to paramedics, but I can never unsee it."- thefuzzmuffin
Vomit Reaction GIF by MOODMANGiphyAmazing He Wasn't Hurt...
"I was a night shift security guard for a motel right next to the biggest casino in my state."
"It was common for addicts to hang out around the property."
"One time, this guy staying in a room did a lil too much and had a freak out."
"He was running around the walkways naked."
"I had to ward him away from peoples rooms so they wouldn’t be disturbed."
"He ended up jumping off the second story balcony and splatting on the pavement."
"He scampered up and hauled a** across the street into a car dealership."
"Not my problem anymore."- Carniverousphinctr
Will Someone Think Of The Children?!?!
"Sex party in the hot tub while children were playing in the indoor pool steps away."
"I had to break that up and throw them out."
"And deal with the numerous lengthy yet justified complaints about it."- mbgal1977
When Wigs And Disguises Won't Cut It...
"Many years ago worked at a very nice casino resort as a valet."
"Regular pulled up in his nice BMW and went to help."
"Wrote up his ticket got his keys and offered to help load up his luggage on a bell cart while we waited for a bellman."
"Opened the trunk and went to lift the suitcase and I about threw my back out."
"I wasn’t prepared for it to be so heavy."
"Gave it another go and heaved it onto the bell cart and heard a sound."
“'Mr, did your suitcase just make an oof sound…?'”
"Long story short a sex worker who was banned from the property was stowed away in there to get up to his room."- thatryanguy1
Why Stop When The Getting Is Good?
"When I was young and worked at a hotel, I was delivering a room service meal and when I got there, the door was closed but had been left just shy of being latched."
'I knocked and the guest yelled 'come in'."
"I pushed it open with the cart, walked in and he was standing there with a big grin on his face watching my reaction as I wheeled in the cart, butt naked with a woman, also naked."
"He smiled and reached out and handed me a $20 he had in his hand and said to just leave it there and close the door on the way out."
"I guess part of their kink was to show off and see my reaction."
"I was shocked, but never said anything to anyone at work."- TXjoedog
NSFW? More Like Safety Hazard!
"The most NSFW thing that I recall was the manager getting on a cleaning kick and accidentally mixing the wrong chemicals in the pool area."
"A toxic gas started to form and the whole hotel had to be evacuated at like 5 AM."- DtotheJtotheH
What Haven't They Seen?
"I did security for a hotel for a number of years."
"I've seen naked guests locked out of their rooms, wedding parties break into the pool area and jump in fully clothed."
"Had a drunk woman climb out her 3rd-floor window and chill on the roof just below."- silverwarbler
Storefront?
"Best friend was GM I was manager."
"He found over the years 4 guns, 5 lbs of weed (at once)."
"The amount of guns is what surprises me."
"Only one out of the four guns found over the years was reported stolen."- Drewpacabra
So Many Questions...
"I wasn't working at this hotel and was just a guest, but I wish I had asked the staff for the backstory."
"I'm checking into my hotel in Los Angeles and was given my keycard."
"Head to the room, open the door, and there's a naked buff dude standing next to the bed just staring at me."
"He says nothing."
"I apologize and quickly leave, assuming somehow I'd gotten the wrong room."
"I go back to the front desk and say, 'I'm sorry, but I think you gave me the wrong room. There's a naked man already in there'."
"The worker at the front desk says, 'Sh*t, not again'."
"He pulls out his walkie talkie and says, 'Security? He's back again'."
"They assigned me to a different room and I was on my way."- telarium
How I Met Your Mother Comedy GIF by LaffGiphyWhat hotel guests do within the privacy of their own room is their business and no one else's.
Even so, it couldn't hurt for them to remember to lock their doors.
