Ask Culture vs. Guess Culture

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SadPhD
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24 Dec 2014, 11:57 am

http://www.thewire.com/national/2010/05 ... qus_thread discusses this in detail. Are you an Asker or a Guesser? (My hypothesis is that almost all autistics would be Askers by definition.)

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24 Dec 2014, 3:06 pm

Direct communication is best. As an Aspie, communication is to exchange information, and indirect methods are ineffective.

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24 Dec 2014, 4:36 pm

I'd rather get info than guess it.

I like to do my own research, though. I "ask" myself so to speak LOL--though I do ask people sometimes.

Alas, there are times when one has to have the flexibility to "guess." This occurs in the working world all the time.

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24 Dec 2014, 4:45 pm

Ask.

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24 Dec 2014, 10:32 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I've worked mainly in high tech and some in finance - both require directness and specificity.
I see little difference between the social finesse used in some workplaces and deceit.

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24 Dec 2014, 11:44 pm

Ask. I don't understand why you'd guess, it inconveniences everyone at the very least.

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25 Dec 2014, 4:20 am

Ask Culture of course. Guessing only gave me a headache and 'bad stares' from others.

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maglevsky
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25 Dec 2014, 9:52 am

Ask, mostly.
I do try to guess my chances before asking, and I do find it hard to say no sometimes, but still an Ask overall.
Can't count the times I've cursed Guess culture and wished it didn't exist!
Well now at least I know the word for it. Thx

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25 Dec 2014, 1:24 pm

I'm an asker, definitely. However, sometimes there are situations when I try to lead the conversation to a certain topic before I ask, and every now and then I even get an offer before having to ask. And sometimes there are situations when I'm too shy to ask, that is, when the person I'd need to ask scares me.

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