question: Her friends had obviously been warned about me and no one dared touch the subject . It was much like having the elephant in the room and everyone taking turns bathing it , but no one actually talking about the fact that they were bathing a naked elephant in the middle of the room . It was a bit insane . " Would you like some dip ? " mother would ask me . " No , Mom . I ' ve had enough dip to last me 87 more parties .
Q: Why are the narrator and their colleagues feeling uncomfortable ?

answer: They feel they have to dance around an issue .

question: In high school , I was always a slender and athletic girl . At 6 feet tall , it was easy to put on 5 or 10 pounds without anyone noticing . I played a sport every season and enjoyed food . When I went to college , I was the cliche : about 15 pounds , but lost it quickly , before my wedding .
Q: What makes it so that it is easy for the speaker to lose weight ?

answer: They get a fair amount of sports and related activities and burn a lot of calories

question: we ended u liking the kitchen aid one , but it might be a little tall so we are going to go and re - measure some stuff . the sales guy was really nice and had a long recite for a tie and even wrote on it like " do u like my tie ? do you want one . ask how ! "
Q: What led the salesperson to ask the speaker if they liked his tie ?

answer:
They are trying to sell the tie to the speaker and their group of friends