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barbara sobczak
Jan 4, 2010, 09:59 PM
What does what for mean, when it is said quickly. Is it mean the person is jealous of what you want? Like when I said that I wanted to buy a house in poland and my cousins husband answered quick as a flash "What For" does it mean "no" don't do it stop I don't want you to do it or what.

barbara sobczak
Jan 4, 2010, 10:00 PM
Please give me an answer to my Question that I just asked a minute ago

hheath541
Jan 4, 2010, 10:28 PM
Wow, you're impatient. Everyone on here VOLUNTEERS their time. Sometimes it takes hour, or even days, to get to some questions. Try to have a little patience in the future.

Now, to try to answer your question; my guess is that he was just surprised. He couldn't think what you could possibly need a house in poland for.

Justwantfair
Jan 5, 2010, 05:50 AM
What does it mean when someone asks 'what for?', which is a version of asking 'why?'. Seems a reasonable question to find out why you have that desire. It's not a difficult question, unless you don't have an answer.

Is there a reason to read into the response for more meaning?

smoothy
Jan 5, 2010, 06:04 AM
Please give me an answer to my Question that I just asked a minute ago
Um... we have things like a life that occupy our time so be patient until someone answers.

NeedKarma
Jan 5, 2010, 06:23 AM
Why isn't Barbara answering??

Justwantfair
Jan 5, 2010, 08:34 AM
What does it mean when someone asks 'what for?', which is a version of asking 'why?'. Seems a reasonable question to find out why you have that desire. It's not a difficult question, unless you don"t have an answer.

Is there a reason to read into the response for more meaning?

Please give me an answer to my question that I asked, nearly TWO HOURS ago, barbara, geesh.

barbara sobczak
Jan 7, 2010, 04:42 AM
Please give me an answer to my question that I asked, nearly TWO HOURS ago, barbara, geesh.

He should have not been surprised when I asked him that I want to buy a house in Poland. My parents are polish and my first language is polish and my surname is polish and my daughter is polish and 100% of my relatives live in poland. I have no family or ralatives in Australia. I am here alone. If I had christmas in poland it would have been a big family gathering. I have a house in Australia without a mortgage and I have money in the bank to buy another one if I like. I do not have a husband so there is nothing keeping me here. When I went to poland to visit my relatives my cousins husband treats my like a tourist visiting Poland.

artlady
Jan 7, 2010, 04:45 AM
It is just a simple question and I think you are blowing it all out of proportion.
All you had to do was explain your reason as you did here.
Maybe he was just making polite conversation.

barbara sobczak
Jan 7, 2010, 04:49 AM
wow, you're impatient. everyone on here VOLUNTEERS their time. sometimes it takes hour, or even days, to get to some questions. try to have a little patience in the future.

now, to try to answer your question; my guess is that he was just surprised. he couldn't think what you could possibly need a house in poland for.

Sorry I am new to this, and I thought it works like mns on the mobile or windows live messenger or something like that now that you have explained it to me I do understand and would like to apoligise. Sorry.

barbara sobczak
Jan 7, 2010, 04:51 AM
Please give me an answer to my Question that I just asked a minute ago

Sorry. I will be more understanding in the future