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by momokoko 2015 days ago
> when someone mistakes courtesy for weakness

Can you give a concrete example you specifically encountered? I lived in New York for half of my adult life before moving west. I can’t remember ever having to be too worried about that. Is it possible you just have trouble expressing yourself outwardly?

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> Is it possible you just have trouble expressing yourself outwardly?

Well, there's always passive-aggressive insults. That's considered a low-risk approach.

Looks like we've pretty much exhausted this thread. I'll just exit, stage left.

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