• DonkterEnglish
    232·
    11 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.worksEnglish
      13·
      11 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✨English
      18·
      11 months ago

      Do you have a link to this irrefutable research?

      • DonkterEnglish
        101·
        11 months ago

        I think, ironically, this is you missing a social cue. Namely implied hyperbole.

        • littleblue✨English
          16·
          11 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. 🤗

            • DonkterEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              I think they were saying I assumed they were neurotypical when I first responded. Which, fair, most people are.