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Showerthoughts

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[–] leo85811nardo@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

"Hey you want some potato chips?"

  • "Potato chip sounds good" => Yes please
  • "I'm good" => No thanks

Messed me up all the time first time came to the US. Why use positive response for rejection?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago

“I’m good” here means “My situation is good” means “I have what I need already”

[–] spezz@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Saying no is hard in all languages

[–] helmet91@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

To me it usually goes like this:

"No."

Or sometimes:

"Nope."

Or when I'm feeling polite:

"No, thanks."