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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asking a HS senior who is literally in the process of applying to college what colleges they are applying to is not the same as asking someone how much money they make. It just isn’t, no matter how many times you insist otherwise. I have never heard anyone of real life—parent or kid—be offended at being asked that question. I am truly flummoxed at what constitutes small talk in your world. I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. [/quote]
So are there no questions that you would consider inappropriately intrusive to ask a HS senior about their college application process?

If there are, where does it "cross the line" from okay to not okay in your eyes?[/quote]

We are talking about one specific question. Just the one. No one is arguing every question is fair game. And the one question at issue—where are you applying to college—is not a question that most people in the real world would find offensive. [/quote]
I'm just trying to figure out where your line between okay/not okay is. The fact that you can't/won't say where that is, suggests to me a lack of good faith in this argument.[/quote]

DP, but what in the world is your line between okay vs not okay? I am almost afraid to ask you ANYTHING remotely interesting if you believe that asking a teen where they want to go to college is rude. I would have to assume I shouldn't ask you about where you went to college either, because that's a sensitive topic, right? And I have to assume you are also not okay with asking what one does for a living, because what if they are unemployed, or unhappy about their job? Probably also not okay to ask someone where they are from or where they live, because they might be insecure about what area they are from or where they live now. No questions about significant others or if they have kids, because that's probably none of my business too, right? Would you prefer that we just talk about the weather, or is that taboo because we may have different stances on climate change?[/quote]

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