「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoYou can bluntly comment on someone being fat or short in China and it's chill, but people get offended the moment you imply they're old...message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up162file-text
arrow-up162message-squareYou can bluntly comment on someone being fat or short in China and it's chill, but people get offended the moment you imply they're old...「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoSchrodinger’s age: It can be both a complement and insult until you observe their intentions.
minus-squareLazerouselaseras@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYeah I suppose thats my question, is it like in the U.S. it can be a little minefield implying someones wizened or experienced without being old? Like the trap of of you know so much because you’ve been around, than just calling someone old?
Schrodinger’s age: It can be both a complement and insult until you observe their intentions.
Yeah I suppose thats my question, is it like in the U.S. it can be a little minefield implying someones wizened or experienced without being old? Like the trap of of you know so much because you’ve been around, than just calling someone old?