How do you answer the question "What's new with you?" when nothing happens in your life?

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• half@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I am autistic, which you probably could have just derived from the rest of this comment. Questions like these are so terrifying to me. So I always have a fun fact on hand.

  “What’s new?”

  “I just learned that only female cats have a calico pattern!”

  Then you can talk about cats instead of your life.

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  • sirimeow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a great idea honestly. I’d love it if more people gave replies like that.

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  • illi@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s quite ingenious actually

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  • liverbe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Same with tortoiseshell coloring, and orange tabbies are usually male!

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  • VitoRobles@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s me too. And personally, I think you’re my type of person to talk to.

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  • AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s not an absolute rule, but it’s true in the vast majority of cases. The coloring is on the X chromosome, and males usually have only one, but some males with have an extra X chromosome (XXY) and those can be calico. It’s rare.

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  • EpeeGnome@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re right, that does sound particularly like something an autistic person would say. It’s also something I’d be perfectly happy to hear and engage with.

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  • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    something like 95% of calicos are female

    color in felines is expressed on the X chromosome. humans with XX have the same kinds of patterns on their skin from combinations each parent’s DNA, but skin color isn’t expressed there so it isn’t visible

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Something is always happening in your life.

  What you really mean is “When you don’t think that anyone would be interested in what’s happening in your life.”

  If you’ve been absorbing media, tell us what you’ve been watching/reading/playing. If you have this encounter out in public, say where you’re going now, or what you’re looking forward to doing when that’s done.

  Hell, even if you’ve been laying in bed for a week and someone asks, say you’ve been catching up on some sleep.

  There’s always something, and as mundane as you think your answer might be, it’ll be easier for them to continue the conversation on that one piece of information than saying “you know, same old”.

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• skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I usually go with “oh, same old same old” or “nothing fun” and try to divert back to something someone else talked about. But to be fair, I am a terrible conversationalist.

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• Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s not a real question that requires an answer. You say ‘not much’ or ‘same old same old’ and move on.

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  • tyler@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lots of times it is a real question, especially if the other person cares about you at all.

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    • JollyBrancher@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeahhh we’re all weird at some level. But if it’s someone you were at least somewhat close with, give them a least a couple deets! I moved around for a handful of years and it’s easy to get caught up enough to forget JUST how long it’s been. It’s part of being human. No shame in it.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “But I haven’t seen you in over a decade!”

    I said, SAME. OLD!

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• kinther@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The cosmic horrors persist, but so do I

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m so stealing that.

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    • kinther@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I stole it from somewhere else, so seems only fair

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• Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m functioning within normal parameters.

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  • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• oppy1984@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The court order was very clear that I am not allowed to discuss that. How about you? Anything new?

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  • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This wins the thread !redditsilver

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    • oppy1984@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thank you, thank you. I’d like to dedicate this award to all the antisocial people out there who just want to be left alone.

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• klemptor@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Ah you know, same old.”

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• tonyn@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Same shit, bigger pile

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m partial to “the devil shits on the biggest pile”

    If things are really bad it’s just “living the dream”

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    • hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it’s someone I haven’t seen in years, talking about the big picture should be interesting enough. You know, like where I live, what do I do for a living etc.

  If it’s someone who definitely knows all that, I can mention something small but recent. Like, I just bought some weird carrot salsa, and it was surprisingly good.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  gettin’ better at turnin’ food to poop, you?

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  • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pretty sure you technically get worse at this as you age

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      maybe you do, sylv. some of us age like fine manure

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• LavaPlanet@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “you know, new day, same old, how about you?” think of it as a game of catch, throw the ball back, if you don’t want to / or have a quick answer.

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  • EpeeGnome@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “New toilet paper, same shit” is how an old boss of mine used to say it. Good for if you want to go clever yet crude.

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• jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Usually a brief “I just read/played/watched such-and-such”

  If they know it, we can chat about it. If they don’t, and they’re interested, we can chat about it. Otherwise, the conversation moves on and the social rite is concluded successfully.

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• miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tell them about the wicked fart you released yesterday.

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!

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• Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Nothing’s new - same old”

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• choco_crispies@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not too much. Just doing the daily.

  This is an honest and correct answer if that is your situation. Nothing wrong with that.

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• MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “I am unfortunately still here” is my go-to. People seem to leave you alone if you joke about killing yourself.

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• J52@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You know how at times no news are good news, I’ve only got good news.

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• RBWells@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nothing much, you?

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• lemming741@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Living the dream

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• Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Song lyrics are always fun.

  “I’m another older and deeper in debt.” [16 Tons]

  “I’m tired of living and sacred of dying.'” [Old Man River]

  “I’m a material girl…” [can’t remember the title…]

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• VitoRobles@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I take a short breath and pull out my phone.

  I notate when I last saw them.

  I then pull out my document of every major event that occurred to me from point A to point B.

  They look confused.

  I comfort them.

  I gently remind them that I’m on this ride with them. And if they didn’t want to be informed, they shouldnt have asked.

  I clear my throat, and start at the top of the list.

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• jenesaisquoi@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I tell the truth. Nothing. I don’t care to expend the energy to make up an excuse.

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• indepndnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This reminds me of the time that I learned that the correct answer to “what’s up?” is “what’s up?” At least in the context of that one coworker who would say that to me as we were walking past each other.

  I’ve since learned to recognize these things as a “bid for connection”. It generally has little to do with the content of the question or the answer and everything to do with relating.

  So basically there is no wrong answer. And there are lots of good examples in this thread!

  Personally I tend to answer “not much” as a knee-jerk reaction, but sometimes I’ll remember to say something else after that.

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• dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “I’m a normal user of sidewalks.”

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• TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Livin’ the dream.”

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• 0x01@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Things do happen in your life, nobody lives in a vacuum. You are alive and are experiencing things every day including the stuff that’s happening to all of us. Recent economic news, political drama, geopolitical events, etc are all fair game

  I used to think nothing happened in my life then I started to keep a diary/journal and realized that a ton happens all the time!

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• waz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Nothing worth mentioning, you?”

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• Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I hate that kind of question, as if you are expected to live in the fast lane, and all sorts of things should have happened.
  It’s probably not meant that way, but that’s how it feels. I’d probably answer something along the lines of: “Nothing dramatic. how about you?”

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