Asked a question you couldn't answer?
By arvintot
@arvintot (401)
Philippines
August 23, 2012 9:21pm CST
Have you ever been asked a question by your family, partner, friends, schoolmate, officemate and others a question that you couldn't answer at all which you don't have any clue at all what to answer?
I can say that all of us can couldn't answer a question that we couldn't answers for example a test examination sometimes when answering a question we really couldn't answer anything. Last month I was asked by some stranger he was asking where could I find this street which I forget, I answered him sorry, but I don't know the street that he is asking me then I walked again while I was walking I tried to think if I have heard that street before, unfortunately I really don't know any street nearby where we standing when he asked me.
I'm really sorry for that guy, because I couldn't help him.
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8 responses
@Shavkat (140030)
• Philippines
24 Aug 12
It is normal for us that we can't answer some unexpected questions. It is also a good thing that we tend to research about the answer after. We are not like CPU, that we can download every information needed.
@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)
• India
24 Aug 12
Haha. I can really connect with the examination part. There have been times when I would hide the papers, and when inquired about them, I'll simply say that the teacher didn't check them yet, or she's ill, etc. Sometimes it worked, mostly it failed. My mother would search my room thoroughly when she gets suspicious and somehow, no matter how smartly I hide them, she'll find it out. Now when I remember those times, it seems kind of funny. Good day! 
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@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
24 Aug 12
I experienced that before too. I remembered there was a time a
lady asked me what bus she should take to go to a certain place,
I really don't know because I hardly take bus to anywhere. I told
her I am so sorry and asked her to check with someone else nearby.
I feel bad that I could not help her but if I simply tell her I
might make her confuse and the situation will be worse. Wrong
information could be damaging.
There is one occasion when I try to help my son with his Mathematics
question, I really go blank! I don't even know what the question
talking about. I asked him to ask to sms his dad and at the same
time try to look at the answer behind the book. But there is no
calculation workings at the answer page, so I work it backwards
and to my surprise I can do it...I am so happy!
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@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
24 Aug 12
Hi today thank to smart phone for the ones
who have all you have to do is go to the internet on
the phone ask the same question
if you are in the book store with your lab same thing
with the lab top or phone with internet then it harder to do
if the person has a gps that will help to.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
25 Aug 12
I can certainly relate to your post...I also really feel bad
when someone is looking for help and I can't help them..I
know I don't know everything and I also knows that I can't
help everyone..I think its because I just have that motherly
instinct to help others...
I am sure if you had known the informtion to help them, you
would have graciously help them...Its easy to say don't feel bad
but I do get it.....
@cagampan1991 (364)
• Philippines
24 Aug 12
This always happen to me and sometimes it felt really bad because sometimes we really wanna help that person out but we just really dont know how to answer their questions. There are times that since we are really eager to help others we tend to work also on looking for the answer for their question which is spiritually good since were giving a hand to others.
@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
24 Aug 12
Yes, I've been asked questios that I can not answer! I don't feel bad ifI don't know something, it' s normal! It would be strange if I knew everything. I like giving instructions to people and I remember many roads because I always want to know which road I am walking at. But sometimes I don' know how to give instructions especially if I'm not familiar with thr area. In that case, I also apologise and tell them to ask again at a store or someone that knows the area!
