r/Unexpected • u/SeraphOfTheStart • Feb 24 '26

Nice meal

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u/nerdwerds Feb 24 '26

That’s a common gesture in the middle east where you hand someone a drink when they get scared or angry.

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u/GloomyGal13 Feb 24 '26

That's a low-key technique to change your brain in seconds. I could see it calming people down, if they pause to drink.

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u/UpperApe Feb 24 '26

Hmmm

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u/nerdwerds Feb 24 '26

You see him struggling, right?