Seems Germany would be heaven to this userbase.
Pose a question, expect a no-nonsense, factual answer. Don’t be offended but appreciate the candor and brevity. Get back to being productive so you can leave for a timely Feierabend like everyone else.
I was watching a YouTube video for Americans on what not to do when visiting Germany. I was thinking that I would love to live in Germany throughout the video for the reasons you stated.
Germans are indeed direct and that can be relieving for people who hate the small talk subtext of conversations. But even Germans have their pleasantries, especially in rural Southern Germany where you greet everyone you meet with “Servus!”
“Halo, Servus!” -Feli
American here and I am in constant jealousy of Germany.
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Nope, you are right
This response strikes me as such an autistic way to admit the effectiveness of an argument to the contrary. It’s kind of beautiful.
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Yay I’m purdy :3
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have you seen america? most of the world is at least somewhat better
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To be fair, this would probably still be considered very unusual in Germany. You’re not obligated to do a while song and dance, but uf you do this I would assume it’s a very deadpan joke.
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I don’t know German so I am going to assume that a Feierabend is going on a bender with Guy Fieri
It is if you’re lucky.
It means quitting time (technically Feier is celebrating and Abend is evening so you’re celebrating leaving work for the evening)
I think it’s the Anglicism of manners. For some reason in English we demand one lie to protect everyone’s feelings.
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They have earned their reputation, good and bad.
Exceptions show nuance, but they don’t undermine this reputation to the point of irrelevance.
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No, I stand by it.
And if it’s reading comprehension you struggle with I’ll reword it for you:Germans have earned their reputation for being unusually robotic, cold, strict, pragmatic, etc.
There are still a lot of Germans that aren’t like that, but these exceptions don’t rule out the stereotype completely.
I’ll add that this reputation might be due to how the German social strata is ordered, what kind of person succeeds, rises to the top, and interacts with other people abroad. It’s not necessarily due to an overall difference in behavior broadly present in the total population.
It’s like how Americans have a ridiculously low level off trust compared to other developed countries, and how Russian largely don’t give a shit about anything beyond their doorstep. (Тебе больше всех надо?) Sure, generalizations can be unfair and at risk of being completely wrong, but I don’t think this one is.
This is why it’s tragic only one in three people with autism have jobs. Where else are you going to get this level of honesty?
I hope somebody dropped the mic for him lol
Honestly wish I could do that. I’ve gotten so used to masking my inability to do small talk that I basically just say yes to everything. It’s super annoying and something I want to work on, but I dont really know how.
I’m the opposite i can do small talk ( and even be charming while doing it) but, i just can’t STAND it and don’t know how to get out of it either so i’ve just taken to greyrocking whenever it comes up. For the record i don’t have asd ( some people said they had it in this section) just static encephalopathy ( brain damage) and am actually quite smart just I’ve got a lot special niche interests ( sci fi, fantasy and Gorillaz to name a few) and if i don’t know you ( aka you aren’t interested in these things and / or like small talk) then I don’t want to talk to you but, if you don’t do small talk and/ or are interested in something I’m interested in GREAT! IF YOU WANT TO TALK I’M DOWN FOR IT!
I’ve always wanted to get into the Gorillaz, but never found any of their music that I like, do you have a recommendation?
I say Demon Dayz or The Now Now.
Its incorrect wording but i shorthanded it to ‘embrace the sociopathy’. Very nice little koan to drop on the programmed reaction i’ve had to natural ASD reactions
‘You can’t do that it’s sociopathic!’ No ma it’s ASD and i’m tired of pretending i’m not to save your face.
Since the acronym for sociopath is ASPD, I will often respond with something like “nuh uh, mine has one less letter”. Pretty niche, but when someone gets it, so good.
ASPD
that’s just a portal gun
most of the people claiming it’s sociopathic tend to be pretty controlling in my experience, which is ironic
“But, we’re like fAmIlY.”
Yeah bub, that’s not a selling point. I didn’t pick them either.
Vin Diesel appears in the corner saying “Uhm… What did you say?” while he is setting up a barbecue at the same time.
Yeah yeah, you are Groot. We know.
I love you guys
You stay, I go. No following!
Superman.
“I don’t like my family, either.”
I find the trick is to spin what I want to say into somthing positive. I can’t lie but I can avoid the questions, or just be vague.
In this situation. “Will you miss us?” (assuming I won’t)
“Perhaps we will have the opportunity to work together in the future” (not implying I actually want to)
“So long everyone!”(ignores the question, this may also end the conversation as youve given yourself an out)
“I’m sure I’ll meet many new people at my next opportunity” (to them it may imply you where happy to meet them, even if you where not)
Or maybe we should just stop expecting people to lie to please their corporate overlords ¯\(ツ)/¯
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nvm me - i’m just wondering if you put yours in italics
Well it does say “infront if everyone”. I assumed that also includes coleuages. Co workers are not corporate overlords.
I’m not saying it’s a good thing, it’s another dumb micro ceremony regardless. And if you in a position where you don’t have to play the stupid games then I envy you. But my advice my be of some use for those us poor bastards who need to play along.
This feels like the moment I realized that figuring out a way to say ‘thank you’ rather than ‘I’m sorry’ grants +1 CHA
In this case, he was never going to see these people again, so no need to play the neurotypical game of lying to spare their feelings.
I say no but I’m cognizant it’s funny so I laugh and then everyone else laughs thinking I was joking. Win win.
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The cost is dishonesty, which to me is significant.
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That’s not what I said. I just said the cost was significant, because you said “at no cost”. I didn’t say I would never pay it.
Also, twice now you’ve relied on wild hyperbolic statements to make your point. If I may offer some advice - I think avoiding those is better online, as they makes your comments seem like emotional knee-jerk, which undermines your credibility.
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I love how you just COMPLETELY ignore the fact that the people have obviously not been enjoyable to be around for an extended amount of time
Having to spend time around people you don’t enjoy? perfectly fine
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yes, getting paid so you can buy food to not die, working is not voluntary for most people.
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Fair enough. You never know though. A place that fired me a years back in a city far from where I live now, is now my primary vendor. I need to work with them closely. So I am happy I didn’t burn too many bridges on the way out.
“Perhaps we will have the opportunity to work together in the future.”
I couldn’t help but read that in a generic Vulcan voice that was a mix of Spock and the “We ain’t found shit!” guy.
The “we ain’t found shit” guy from Spaceballs was a Vulkan in Star Trek Voyager, Tim Russ played Tuvok. So really, you can read it in just Tuvok’s voice.
I was joking that Tim Russ complains that is the role he is known for. I personally know him more as Tuvok, but that’s because my parents wouldn’t let me watch Spaceballs, so I saw Voyager first
all right lemmy, it’s time for a fight
Tuvix didn’t deserve to die, and even without considering Tuvix Janeway is a war criminal
Hah, I used to be like that in school, but that didn’t go well at all. After all those years of having to keep quiet I’ve kinda lost that ability to be so straightforward. I wish it was normal for people to say what they think even if it isn’t nice.
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X/Twitter post by user merlot mami @KendrasUsername reading: It’s our hilarious interns last day. He’s autistic and a super straight shooter. My VP asked him in front of everyone on his way out “you gonna miss this place & the people at all?” and he said “Um…no” and walked out.
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Hehe, calling it “X/Twitter” now. Nice way to address the complaints while keeping reference to the new branding.
I still prefer Twitter, but I can respect that.
I’d rather call it something else (I’m enjoying Xitter, pronounced Shitter), but for the purpose of ease of use I transcribe it as X/Twitter so as to hopefully confuse people as little as possible.
In casual conversation I call X posts Xcrements
I was listening to NPR yesterday and the reporter kept referring to it as “X, now rebranded Twitter.” What else can you do? If you just say “X” nobody knows what the devil you’re talking about. It’s like “the artist formally known as Prince.” Forever awkward.
The New York Times actually referred to it as “the service formerly known as Twitter”. I love it, we should all follow suit!
Dudes ready for the office culture.
I cannot tolerate office culture. It’s so unbearably insincere and manipulative in my experience.
“If you could just do this stupid unnecessary thing, that’d be great.” sips coffee
Legendary feeling of Catharsis: Definitely worth it.
I just hope he got all the papers he needed before that and a new job in the bag, because doing this without either of these conditions fulfilled can haunt you later.
But I am pretty sure he did.
That reminded me a bit of that time I was spending the summer at grandparent’s and went to the gas station to buy a few things I needed, and saw a magazine special dedicated to a tv show that was really popular with girls at that time, including a dvd and 3d anaglyph glasses. Picked it too.
Cute early 20s girl in the counter: “ohhh, do you like this show?? :D” Me: “no, I’m just buying it for the 3D glasses for using them with Minecraft” girl: “oh okay :/”
me, almost a week later, playing Minecraft at 3 or 4 AM: “wait, was that flirty?”
Should have invited her to play Minecraft
Sounds like she wasn’t into that
No, show her your Bionicle collection.
“Miss? No need to even take the shot, now.”
His “straight shooter” game is Hitscan.
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Whats a super straight shooter?
I thought in the discipline of shooting they were the best, they could shoot very straight. Hence they don’t miss if they would … shoot
Someone who doesn’t lie to protect other people’s feelings - AKA they don’t “sugarcoat” things.
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Straight shooter is an idiom meaning honest and straightforward or direct. Super is acting as an intensifier. Combined it means they are extremely honest and direct.
