> But, it’s quite common for people to ask questions like ‘how did they get into that?’.
No, I never had that question asked about dancing nor swimming or any other sport. I think it can possibly come out if someone finds the sport to be odd, but at this point Karate is not an odd sport. It is extremely common sport.
> No, I never had that question asked about dancing nor swimming or any other sport.
Or it could be that your experience of disinterest is not universal.
I know plenty of people who express interest in what other people and their kids do, whether they are odd or not.
But, it’s quite common for people to ask questions like ‘how did they get into that?’.
Also, why does it have to be a ‘stranger’ asking the question? Again I agree that would be odd, but it doesn’t seem odd for a friend to be curious.
Also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27817729