• Donkter@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Literally half of “social cues” are pretending not to acknowledge something and hoping that leaving it unsaid draws attention to it.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      The other half is ignoring something in order to not draw attention to it. An old book on manners said something like, one says “excuse me” for a burp, but if the gas emerges in the other direction, no one is to acknowledge it happened.

        • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          Funny how quick one is to assume the neurotypical as so common it’s the default. Well illustrated, stranger. I hope we all learned something. 🤗