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28th October 2019, 10:03
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'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
Probably a stupid question and obvious answer, but what does it mean when someone asks 'what do you know?'. A man at work often says this after I say hello to him, and I don't really know how to respond.. I usually just say something like 'not a lot' followed by an awkward laugh. Is he asking me how I am? What I've been up to? It makes me anxious and I feel like an idiot!
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#2
28th October 2019, 10:10
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
I think it's just another way of saying "What have you been up to?" although I don't think I've ever been asked it myself. Answering with "Not a lot" is a suitable answer for the likely meanings, so I wouldn't worry about feeling like an idiot.
It seem similar to the stupid "Are you winning?" question people sometimes ask.
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#3
28th October 2019, 10:51
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
It's just an invitation to talk. I think it's an older generation thing. Maybe a regional thing? Don't hear of it much here
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#6
28th October 2019, 18:32
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
The one I get from young black men at work, is "What you saying?"... Well you phoned me and I just said 'hi', so I guess 'hi' is what I'm saying. The other one is "wuts good?"... ummm nothing is good, being alive is dull and pointless, how can I help?
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#7
28th October 2019, 21:06
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
I've never heard "what do you know?" as a greeting. I guess I need to get out more.
Maybe it's regional.
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#9
28th October 2019, 22:10
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
My family use this phrase a lot, it's just a different way of saying how are you and what have you been up to etc.
"Morning D1662, what d'you know then?"
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#10
28th October 2019, 23:29
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
I've not heard of this as a greeting before either. I originally thought he does this to catch people off guard as they aren't expecting it. As it's predictable, you could think of some witty comebacks. But based on others it sounds like this could be a rhetorical greeting like "You alright?" or "what's up?" where we're not expecting a direct answer to that question and it's instead just equivalent to "hello".
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#14
29th October 2019, 20:21
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
^^ just start telling him all the things you know.
That would shut him up quite rapidly.
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#15
31st October 2019, 22:43
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
Thanks for your replies, he’s a friendly person but it doesn’t help, I still can’t think of anything interesting or funny to say. I guess I could just ask him what he knows instead before he gets a chance to ask it... but don’t know if I have the confidence for that. I’m a quiet speaker so he may not hear me anyway..
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#16
31st October 2019, 23:12
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Re: 'What do you know'- what's does it mean when someone asks this?
It catches you off guard and its hard to answer, put on the spot.
Just think its someone asking do you anything interesting, ive been asked it a few times and say not much tbh lately.
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that's a really interesting fact! I will have to make a list of interesting facts and try them out!