"Do you mind?" is the most linguistically broken phrase in the English language.

"Do you mind?" is the ultimate linguistic trap because it’s the only question in the English language where "Yes" and "No" have flipped meanings depending on whether someone answers the literal grammar or the implied intent. Grammatically, asking "Do you mind?" means "Does this bother you?", so responding with "Yes" literally translates to "Yes, I am annoyed, stop doing that." Yet in reality, people constantly say "Yes!" with a smile while pulling out a chair for you or handing you the salt, treating it like you asked "Is it okay if I do this?" You end up stuck in a weird micro-second buffer zone, trying to decipher whether you just received enthusiastic permission or a polite warning, making what should be a simple interaction feel like a total brain glitch.

or maybe its just me :)