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I was talking to my ( German ) boss once about the American (maybe anglophone, need more information there ) tendency to not tell the truth if the truth is negative. In this case it was about not telling a person if you like them as a friend or not because hurting someone's feelings is considered rude. Germans do not care. They believe the truth will set you free, even if it feels cruel. She asked me "How could you know if anyone ever truly likes you?" I thought back to my fears of rejection, that everyone would walk out because nobody actually likes me and hasn't had the decency to tell me. This has happened multiple times in my life. I had a girlfriend that cheated on me and broke up with me on my birthday because saying she wanted to end it and didn't love me anymore is anethema to an anglophone. I replied to my boss a la Invicible meme "That's the neat part, you don't" #immigrantlife