abobla@lemm.ee to Comedy Heaven@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoI'm afraidi.ibb.coimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareTaniwha420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIs this comedy, or cross-cultural miscommunication? “I’m afraid,” leaves half the thought unexpressed. It relies on a cultural understanding of being afraid of the shame of saying, “no,” to someone.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoCan’t it be both? The miscommunication is the comedy.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s one sentence, I’m afraid
Is this comedy, or cross-cultural miscommunication? “I’m afraid,” leaves half the thought unexpressed. It relies on a cultural understanding of being afraid of the shame of saying, “no,” to someone.
Can’t it be both? The miscommunication is the comedy.
It’s one sentence, I’m afraid
Don’t be scared.