First response to questions asked

For me it depends on the topic. If I am not that interested on the question I would ask back with the why? Why are you asking me about it? That would be my first reaction. But if the question is interesting then that is another story. I tend to listen well and in my mind formulate and answer as well us the follow up question to check if I understood what the question was. I do not like to be interrupted when I am talking or asking so I naturally do not do that to people who are talking. It is better to let them finish so that you can both hear each others side.

It really depends on what kind of question that a person is asking. If they are asking a question that is something that requires details in order to be able to answer, then I will wait for the person to give all of the details before I will answer their question. However, if it is something that I immediately know the answer to, then I will answer the question just as quick as I can. I suppose that is just the way that I am.

I tend to ask a lot of questions because I'm not sure if the person is asking what I think s/he is asking. Also the person may just be complaining and not asking for advice at all.

Oh..now the foot in the mouth is something I can really relate to. I never ever mean to put it there but it does sometimes end up there...very quickly too. I do like to request info about a certain kind of question but there have been times when I thought I knew exactly what I was being asked and just answered it.

When I'm asked a question, there are times when I just start blabbering about my opinion, and there are times when I listen, so it depends. There are a lot of topics that I'm not familiar with, and those are the times that I listen carefully to every detail, and ask questions about stuff I don't know about. There are times when the topic is too familiar to me, and I just talk non-stop (and probably start a debate about it).

For me, this is something that totally depends on the topic of conversation. Sometimes, I right away start up with the suggestions and the solutions and the comments. Sometimes, I ask the questions to know more information about it. If the issue is a serious one, then i will ask for more information and seldom interrupt because I know it will really annoy the person speaking. If the person is speaking about something that is not all that serious, then may be I speak up and start making comments. The worst thing, if I am really happy, I go on a high ( Happiness takes me on a high) and I start blabbering all non sense and have loads of fun. If a friend has to tell something that's happened, or anything, then I would be speaking in between before she even completes the things. I really act crazy and finally my friend has to give up and have fun with me. This has happened a lot of times when my friend will be seriously discussing about the film stories or novel stories or gossips about celebrities and things like that.

I have to admit I do both depending on the question. It might be something I am dealing with at the moment and don't really want to talk about,then I interrupt them saying I don't want to talk about it. As savypat says old habits don't always disappear.

I thought I was the only one who was inclined that way. I frequently am too fast to just jump in instead of hearing the entire question. It is embarrassing to think that I still act that way, since it is really pretty immature.

If I were to worry about this thing as you are, I would definitely need surgery to remove my foot from my mouth. It has made its home there, permanently. My mind works fast and mouth works faster. We assume what is unsaid because we get the drift of things, but not the specifics, and we react. This is a display of good intentions. The solution to this, as told my younger colleagues, is to slow down. They are right, the teeth don't hurt as much when the foot hits the mouth.

You have a bad habit, just like my girl friend. She just starts talking and talking and always puts her foot in her mouth. The right way is to listen, and think about the question first. Then respond with a coherent answer. And if someone does not understand what I said, I will explain my answer to them.

i usually listen first to what is being said or asked.wanna know more before giving a comment or an answer

My reaction depends on the type of question being asked but most of the time I would listen and analyze the question before answering. I don't jump into answering without thinking. I would usually ask more information if needed and consider the question thoroughlly before responding in most cases...