Post #1394155
2026-04-01 21:58 UTC
@admin (cc: @sknob )
I’m neurotypical as far as I know, but I’ve been thinking about something similar in terms of cultural expectations in different places. I’m from a part of the world (northeast U.S.) where people are known to be blunt and to the point, which can seem rude to others. The “rudeness” I think comes mostly from different expectations around how to take what others say.
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@mcmullin@musicians.today 2026-04-01 21:58
@admin (cc: @sknob ) The main difference is that where I’m from it’s always okay to treat someone as if they meant what they said. If they didn’t, that’s their problem and it was a risk they understood when they said it. This is a problem when, for example, someone with a different upbringing offers to help with something, then gets offended if you accept. (To them, you’re supposed to know they weren’t really offering and decline.)