Answer a Question with a Question...

[StarSong]

Are your boys twins...did they marry twin girls ?

Mine are twins, and perish the thought that they would have done that. My sons were separated in school from preschool forward and encouraged to find their own footings in life. To suit the very different men they've grown into, they married very different women who look quite different from one another (and are different races). My sons remain quite close friends, happy to say.

Don't you think the news stories of twins marrying twins (and usually subsequently living next door to each other) are living proof of twins who are ridiculously dependent on one another?

 

[Kaila]

Do you think I should guess about that, while I am not a twin, and didn't have twin children or siblings, either?

 

[StarSong]

Do you think I should guess about that, while I am not a twin, and didn't have twin children or siblings, either?

Do people need to have exactly parallel experiences in order to assess the emotional health of someone else's behavior?

 

[Rosemarie]

No, but surely you can only fully empathise with someone if you have had the same experiences?

 

[hollydolly]

Would you describe yourself as being Empathetic..?

 

[Kaila]

I thought so, before I read these replies, but now, I am not as certain.

What do you think? Do you usually find me empathetic?

 

[Tish]

Are you asking me?

 

[hollydolly]

are we asking you what ?

 

[Kaila]

Could you repeat the question?

 

[Rosemarie]

Wouldn't it be best not to get too personal?

 

[StarSong]

Isn't it unlikely some scammer will figure out how to access our bank accounts by learning these tidbits?

 

[hollydolly]

Do you really think we're giving enough personal information for scammers to work on ?...

 

[StarSong]

I don't. Do you worry that responding to questions about empathy are too personal?

 

[hollydolly]

No...but then again, anyone who feels uncomfortable replying to a question, doesn't have to... would you agree ?

 

[StarSong]

Sure.
Do you think Americans are more open about their lives and personal feelings than folks in the UK?

 

[hollydolly]

I absolutely do.... would you agree that if the British confide in you it's because they think you're a close friend and trust in you ?

 

[StarSong]

No idea. My British friends were fairly Americanized by the time I met them. They were a bit more circumspect than the Americans in the groups, but not tremendously so.

Do you enjoy hearing accents from English speaking countries other than your native land?

 

[Rosemarie]

No, I have difficulty understanding people from other countries, even though they are speaking English. I'm obviously not alone in this, as many tv programmes have sub-titles, because people's accents are so strong.
When watching tv programmes from other countries do you often get confused by the differences in the meanings of words?

 

[StarSong]

No, I have difficulty understanding people from other countries, even though they are speaking English. I'm obviously not alone in this, as many tv programmes have sub-titles, because people's accents are so strong.
When watching tv programmes from other countries do you often get confused by the differences in the meanings of words?

No - I actually have more difficulty here! Are you sometimes stymied by idioms or slang used on SF?

 

[hollydolly]

No..I'm pretty much up to speed with most Australian & American slang, but do you find that despite being the mother tongue, many struggle with English Idioms ... ?

 

[Tish]

Some Idioms or all 25,000?

 

[Kaila]

Have you counted them?

 

[Rosemarie]

Do you think that changes in the language (English) are often change for the sake of change?

 

[hollydolly]

Yes:..do you think it becomes a fashion with every new generation?

 

[Rosemarie]

Is it a form of rebellion?