This archive report was first published on 12 August 2019.
Published on August 12, 2019, a common phenomenon in Kenya is the tendency to ask intrusive and personal questions, often without regard for the other person's feelings or boundaries.
These questions can range from 'When are you having kids?' to 'Still single at this age?' and can be asked with the intention of being helpful or simply out of curiosity.
However, not everyone is comfortable with these types of questions, and responding to them can be a delicate matter.
One way to handle these situations is to use humor and clever wordplay to deflect the question and make the other person uncomfortable.
For example, when asked 'When are you having kids?', one person responded by saying, 'I thought you'd never ask! Everyone shoots that question like a greeting these days, haha! Well, we've been thinking about it a lot lately and we've decided to start trying.'
Another approach is to use silence as a response, making the other person awkwardly uncomfortable as they realize they asked an ill-advised question.
Ultimately, the key is to mind one's own business and not ask intrusive questions that can be perceived as rude or insensitive.
As the saying goes, 'Mind your own business!' and let others handle their own affairs without interference.
