burningcomputerpersona reblogged
it is genuinely bewildering to me that adult human beings do not know this but if you are mean to people they will not like you. like tbh they are probably also not going to like you if you are mean to other people but they are definitely not going to like you if you are mean to them. it doesn’t matter if you are funny or if you can use r/aita rules to prove that you are in the right. people simply so not enjoy being treated like shit.
#true#problem is i kinda have trouble knowing what mean/rude/impolite is#i feel like there might be a cultural aspect to it too bc im used to ignoring ppl in public where im from#like nobody expects you to talk to random ppl on the street it's considered rude to just go up to someone you don't know#but here ppl just exchange casual conversations anywhere and i feel like im being rude when i get caught off guard and dont know what to say#i don't think im mean? like i don't say mean stuff to ppl or insult ppl behind their back or anything#but i feel like my lack of conversational skills gets interpreted as unwillingness to engage socially which gets seen as rude or offputting#idk im pretty sure this isn't what op was thinking of when they wrote this post but it just reminded me of my current situation lol