Stranger: “So what do you do?” So what do you do (say) when asked this question?

William great tip!! Especially during holiday season coming up you meet new and strange people at the social events.

I'm not sure what this is in reference to... will have to go read the article.  But when someone asks me what to do.. it depends upon who it is and what the situation is that they are dealing with.

Sometimes we don't want to weigh in on things.

If it's my child though.. that's a different matter. :)

Often I try to place myself in the other person's situation in my mind and at least offer a word of encouragement.

Funny... I thought someone was asking a question about what to do in a situation..

The question being How do I make a living or what profession am I in.. If it's a stranger, they usually ask because they want to tell me what they do.  :) 

I usually answer them directly and then ask them what profession they are in.

Before the read:  I am the guy that gives the short answer.  "Real Estate on two fronts. As an instructor and in helping people buy and sell."  Then I quickly ask them what they do as folks don't care what you know until they know how much you care.  I then ask them a lot of questions about their line of work etc.

After the read:  Seems like a good approach but I think I'll stick with mine till it fails me.

Thanks for digging this up Bill.  I have subscribed to your blog and am looking forward to your next one.

Hercel