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Don't you hate when someone asks a vague question and then they get upset when they get vague and general answers?

Someone asked a vague question and because I was unsure of what they were asking in the first place, I was hesitant to answer, but I knew enough about the general subject to provide a vague answer...Well, their response was rude and condescending, but there was no way for me to be more detailed because their question was so vague...Has this happened to any of you?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Yes, I don't like that either. I pass up a lot of questions for being too vague, but if I happen to know something about the subject, I will usually answer and say something like "I really need a little more info, but if you mean X, then I would say X". But there is no need for people to be rude if you politely explained that more info is required.

Dharma Nature · Answer

All the time.  Most of the time I get the impression these people don't even know what it is they are asking.

Frequently I will post a wikipedia disambiguation page and ask them to point out which one of the 10-50 possibilities they are referring to.

Anonymous · Answer

no but i don't answer vague questions all the time! 
nor do i can what they respond with! 
some people just don't know how to explain themselves  and they get frustrated when others don't read there mind! lol
it's common on here from what i have seen!

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, it has  happened to me. I would have to say most of the time it is from my children. The result from there is usually something they shouldn't be doing and their trying to work me, to get what they what.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah definitely. No. Sometimes but not always. yes, other times on a regular basis. Most of the time, no.

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