• Sibbo
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    501 month ago

    Answering “thank you” to “I love you” is a polite way to deal with unwanted advances of another person. The reaction emoji under the message is commonly interpreted as “thank you”.

    • @Droggelbecher
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      171 month ago

      I’ve always been torn on whether it’s supposed to be a high five or praying hands. Is thank you really a common meaning?

      Emojis are pretty hard for my autistic ass.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 month ago

        It’s even more confusing: Emojis were invented in Japan, which adds another layer of cultural differences. Holding your hands flat against each other is a common sign for prayer in Christianity, but in Japan it is a commen gesture for giving thanks. Hence the “official” meaning: Thank you

      • @ewigkaiwelo
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        81 month ago

        Commonly high fives arr given by the palms of the same hand therefore the thumb would’ve been visible at least on one of the hands if ot was a high five emoji

        • @Droggelbecher
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          41 month ago

          So this is how I find out I’ve also been doing high fives wrong half the time ;_;

          • Cris
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            21 month ago

            Language is versatile, as long as people understand which you mean, feel free to use it in whatever way works for you 🤷‍♂️

      • Sibbo
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        51 month ago

        The “murder weapon” likely refers to the hurt feelings of the person making the advance.

    • @Passerby6497
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      111 month ago

      …is that not what the 👍 is for? Or is that too obvious a ‘cool, now fuck off’ response?

      • @[email protected]
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        11 month ago

        I use it as either high five or thank you. It’s usually obvious to my interlocutor because they know my feelings towards religion