I was at an organic wine tasting for Earth Day.
The guy across from me was a Chemical Engineer.
He approached his wine tasting like the chemistry lab--talking about viscosity and such.
As we got more into the vino we started chatting more.
He asked about my work.
Usually I keep it vague unless I feel like pushing the envelope a bit.
I went for it.
Me: "I study sex workers in Zanzibar."
Him: Gulp. "You're talking about prostitutes."
Me: "Yep. Sex workers is the way we refer to it."
Him: "Well, how do you do that? I mean is it observational?"
Me: "As opposed to participatory? No, I don't sell sex. Nor do I watch others sell sex. So, no I wouldn't call it observational."
Him: (the brightest, reddest face I've seen on anyone in AGES!) "I kind of set myself up for that, didn't I?"
Me: Uh-huh. Cheers.
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