# Why do some chinese people answer yes/no w/o knowing the question? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-chinese-people-answer-yes-no-w-o-knowing-the-question/105959 "2002-04-27T15:14:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-chinese-people-answer-yes-no-w-o-knowing-the-question/105959/21 "2002-04-29T06:34:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sailor \* > \*\*\>\> he would always make up an answer to my questions, even if he didn’t have a clue what the right answer was > > I know what you mean. We have a bunch of people like that around here 😉 \*\* Hey… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-chinese-people-answer-yes-no-w-o-knowing-the-question/105959/22 "2002-04-29T09:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KidCharlemagne \* > \*\*Wendell, > Do you see the “Why” at the beginning of the post subject and the question mark at the end? That’s called a question. > Thanks for your useless response, which, for the life of me I can’t imagine why you would take the time to make, especially given that 16 others before you got the question. Why I’m deigning myself to respond to you is equally bewildering. > > Tough Day? \*\* Umm…Methinks you got whooshed. Isn’t Wendell demonstrating in English the same sort of thing you’re questioning in Chinese? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-chinese-people-answer-yes-no-w-o-knowing-the-question/105959.md?page=1)