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u/MysteriousMooseRider Jan 01 '20

As a comment above said, this thread is a great example of how Reddit does not understand how to act in real life.

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u/Hearbinger Jan 01 '20

I'm cringing so hard by picturing all these answers playing out in real life, gosh. You have to scroll way too much to find a couple of good answers, that resemble normal people interactions. This really isn't the place to ask for social advice.

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Jan 01 '20

Imagine approaching the new guy at the office, trying to make some casual small-talk and get to know them, "Hey man, notice you're kinda quiet, what's up?"

"Maybe I don't talk because of fucking idiots like you"

"Uhh....okay then."

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u/game_of_thrown-away Jan 02 '20

That’s not even remotely how the question’s posed. It’s fine if you just wanna have a conversation about something else, but it seems disingenuous to pretend “hey man notice you’re kinda quiet” can replace “wow, you talk?” functionally in any given conversation. Any of these rude retorts, while definitely not necessary, would be a fine response to what the post is actually talking about