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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja76rzu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Calling yourself humble makes you automatically unhumble. by Sczrp

When people are saying that in Finnish....arent they giving an unspoken opinion about those things? Like "this sucks" or "this is wonderful", dont you think so too? Because there's no point in just telling people something you know they already know. The end goal has to be something else.

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[deleted] t1_ja787av wrote

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja8x1ra wrote

As an English speaker, that just seems weird as hell to me lol. Why talk to other people as if they aren't there?

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[deleted] t1_ja90on3 wrote

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja944ho wrote

I honestly hate some of what gets defined as small talk...like I don't think, "How are you?" Is really an appropriate question for people you don't know...(if you actually want an honest exchange that isn't just filling the air with empty words/automatic responses. )

But books, movies, what someone is wearing, someone's pets, something their kid is doing, unusual or irritating weather...I think those can be decent conversation starters.

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