kaytieeldr
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2005
Dear Abby:Does anyone have any good comebacks?
Dear Enhanced: You are not compelled to answer a rude and intrusive question.
There are a variety of appropriate responses in addition to the obvious "It's none of your business." Choose one:
- "I can't believe you asked that."
- "If it were any of your business, you'd know."
- "What an incredibly rude question!"
- "If you forgive me for not answering, I'll forgive you for asking."
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/406448/RUDE-INTRUSIVE-QUESTIONS-DESERVE-THE-RIGHT-RESPONSE.html
Miss Manners:
One suggestion will do to respond to all of these: "How kind you are to take such an interest in our business."
https://www.uexpress.com/miss-manners/2017/4/25/one-crisp-response-can-answer-many
Ann Landers:
"Why do you need to know?"
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101010115829AAXFylS