APAD: Ask no questions and hear no lies.

 Ask no questions and hear no lies.

Don’t ask questions which people can’t or don’t want to answer. If you ask such questions, you’ll hear only lies.

Example: When I asked my neighbour why he comes early from office on some days, he, in a wishy-washy tone, said that on such occasions he finishes his work early. Before asking this question, I should have remembered: Ask no questions and hear no lies.

 

The silly questions like

I often heard from dining tables: 好吃嗎? 

Or a woman directly ask you: Am i pretty? 

Who the hell would say no? unless you want to get yourself into trouble. 

I would never ask anything like that. 

I observe instead; actions speak louder than words.  

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• Love this one! I heard another form somewhere -7grizzly- ♀ (86 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 08:44:39

• OK. It was in "Foyle's War" -7grizzly- ♀ (293 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 09:49:42

• same same , 1st or 3rd person objects -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 10:04:10

• If u join a party，wouldn't u ask any qs u r curious？ -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 13:49:38

• Only ask the questions that people feel comfortable with. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 14:02:08

• 問問題是個學問，該問的不該問的，考驗情商。 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 14:12:04

• 我們這行在采取History時，能問個底掉，當然都是Keep confidential～所以練就了守口如瓶的能力 -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 14:15:21

• The proverb doesn't apply to professionals at work :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/16/2023 postreply 22:04:22