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what social norm or phrase do you just...not get?

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perhaps it's my neurodivergent wont to ask this, but what sorts of common responses and platitudes and such do ppl say that just...do not compute with you? for me, it's when i ask someone the time and they say "oh, it's quarter of." quarter of WHAT? am i just supposed to...know this magical mystery number? kinda defeats the purpose of asking the time, huh :P

I have to go now. My planet needs me. :3

“its a quarter past” PAST WHATTTTUHHG????  MY HANDS ARE GONNA BE A QUARTER PAST YOUR NECK IF YOU DONT TELL ME 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

we'll pretend to leave and then, we'll meet again, when both our cars collide.

if someone says it’s “quarter past 3” then that means it’s 3:15 since there’s 60 minutes in an hour and 15 is 1/4 (a quarter) of 60. also if someone says “quarter til 4” that means it’s 3:45 since there’s 15 minutes til the next hour.

hopefully i explained that well, but i agree it’s dumb to make someone do math when they just want to know the time

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@drwninglessonz yeahhhh maybe i shoulda clarified in my post that i DO know quarters of an hour, but i agree. the main point was more so: the HOUR. i need the HOUR.

I have to go now. My planet needs me. :3

I also hate when people do that mostly because i have dyscalculia and I can barely subtract to find out what time it is lol

saying 'bless you' after someone sneezes, saying 'good morning' to random ppl (when i wws younger everyone especially told me to greet random neighbors that i didnt even know who they were)

and i also kinda think that when ur loved one says 'i love you' to u then u shouldnt need to say it back cuz it kinda implies that if u dont then u dont love them?? and thats stupid

and i dont get why the world is so fixated on monogamy cuz i just find it weird that if u love someone then u have to have them for urself

(and speaking of asking the time, in poland we use a 24h clock and i really hate when someone says for example that its 4 when realy its 16)

@pocztowykoles

I think saying I love you back is just a respectful and an appropriate response to when a family member says they love you? It's not that deep

"Dünya sevgisi bütün hataların başıdır."
- Resulullah s.a.v.

@Wiredoomed ik its an appropriate response but i dont think that ppl should get upset when someone doesnt say i lovy you back

@pocztowykoles I mean you need to think abt implications of one's actions, whether it be your own or another person's. don't think it's not valid for one to assume that a person who doesn't respond back to your "i love you" has some bas blood with you they don't want to address

Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask.

@fryedom if for example my wife of 10 years didnt think of saying i love you back once then i literally wouldnt think anything of it

love should be shown through someones actions, not just words cuz they are the easiest to fake

@pocztowykoles ok for the morning thing, I like it. It’s being kind and respectful just from the sureness of your heart. I think it’s small polite things that keep the world a little more good. Such as holding the door for someone. Think of good morning as a small compliment, someone’s enjoying their morning and is in a good enough mood to say good morning to others and they’re hoping you’re having a good morning too! :clap:

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the way you HAVE TO shake hands with your right hand otherwise you're seen as someone who intentionally disrespects the person you've given the left-handed handshake to. One guy almost tried to fight me over that like bro that's just a gesture get off my dih

Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask.

having hands in my pockets or doing any "strange" hand positions 

Prometheus was punished by the gods for giving the gift of knowledge to man. He was cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds.

@lavashlol FR!! Like idk where to put them shits n the more i think bout it, the more awkward position they r gna be in..

@Mitchy :] I feel really uncomfortable doing nothing with my hands when I'm going somewhere or simply standing...I always end up making them do "weird" positions that make me comfortable

My parents have a problem with it and always point it out whenever I do it... :sad:

Honestly I don't understand the deal with them, it's stupid 

Prometheus was punished by the gods for giving the gift of knowledge to man. He was cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds.

@lavashlol Ugh, tht sucks of them, sry they don't seem to get it.. for what it's worth u seem like a rly kewl individual heh :bite:. I used to j resort to my pockets or holdin onto my bag/backpack if I have any or j even holdin phone or music player in my hands, but most effective thus far have been either subtle lil fidgets (such as clicky keycaps u can reattach to diff things) or smth on me like a fiddly ring to spin round (although IK certain peeps have sensory issues w jewellery/accessories in general).

@Mitchy :] Hmm...I could try that out actually... I'm gonna use my larval peepy to help me  or just use some rubber band to twist around so my hands would be doing something 

Prometheus was punished by the gods for giving the gift of knowledge to man. He was cast into the bowels of the earth and pecked by birds.

i hate how people smile at me for no reason, i get they're probably trying to be nice but to me it just comes off as demeaning.


not people smiling in general of course, just when you look at someone for a second on accident and they just smile with teeth at you, eugh.

I completely agree with you my dad says it all the time “it’s half past.” And it’s just like half past what HALF PAST WHAT!!!!! 2? 5? 10? TELL ME!!

i hate a lot of things... in fact i have a list on my notes of (so far) 70 things that i hate. some that i can remember off the top of my head are...

- people who call girls "chicks"

- when someone refers to being pregnant as "having a bun in the oven"

- when men use she/her pronouns on inanimate objects (boat, car, motorcycle, guitar, "ive had her for years") 

- people who play computer games using the arrow keys instead of WASD

- when theres something randomly crunchy in soft food like celery in tuna sandwiches, onions in burgers, crunchy vegetables on nachos, onions in guacamole, etc. 

- MLA format

- when dentists ask how you're doing when they actively got their hands in your mouth

-Live music in restaurants 

- adults who blame everything that teenagers do on raging hormones

- the app store password

- baby strollers in malls

- people who use their middle finger to tap on screens

- food eating contests

- people who feel the need to prove that they know the song thats playing, whether it be humming, whistling, air guitar, or saying certain lyrics before theyre said in the song to prove they know it's coming next

- when people baby talk animals

- people who say "its not a fashion show" when you take your time getting ready 

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