I feel you, dude (lol). My kids call me dude like that, too, and I use it the same way. I often used to say, "Yeah, man," as an affirmative, no matter who I was talking to, but I guess that fell out of daily use a while back.
I was trying to look at it from a father's perspective; the kind of thing I might say in that situation if it really bothered me. And, I think it's important to explain how we feel about things using that "when you say/do X, it makes me feel Y" formula to help keep things focused and non-accusatory.
But I thought it would be ridiculous to presume to tell a sovereign nation what it can do on its own soil, a la Bukele and Abrego Garcia.
Perhaps they were lying about that...!?
It's a particularly bland style
God you fucking wish
If they take it down we'll make it again.
You make an interesting point about intent, but I think the missing part is trust. If I trust a person's intent, then their actions matter less in terms of a reason for feeling hurt. But, how many people does a typical person trust that way? Even so, after being confronted with the unintended consequences of their actions, they should realign their actions with their intent in the face of that new information.
Oh hey, haven't seen you around, I hope you're doing well
"Hey, son, when you call me dude it feels like you don't respect me, like I've lost the right to be your father, something that I am incredibly proud of. I know that you mean it conversationally, so I try not to take it personally, but in my mind it's a term of mutual connection and endearment and it means a lot to me to be able to hold that title for you."
Oof, fuck, I did emotional damage to myself.
"Hellen, you were supposed to only do the left arm! What am I supposed to do with a whole baby!?"
When I go to a restaurant, I look for the steak holders.
Sure it's wrong about my area of expertise, but I'm sure it's right about everyone else's!
Bruh, get that airdale propaganda out of here! The Navy doesn't have classes of ships that only serve to protect carriers, they're all multirole.
Quick breakfast, cup of coffee, then brush your teeth, all while the conditioner is doing its thing. You're already naked, so just bear down and let it flow (and drop, if you're a morning pooper) then waffle stomp your way to that Sigma grindset and your millions of dollars. Shower pooping is going to revolutionize our economy!
Overcorrection to the LEFT???
I assumed they were who you were talking about, because none of my crimes have become public enough for you to hate me yet!
No idea why my previous comment shows as quoted, but whatever
My argument is that if they were actually competing that would mess with the performative nature of the storytelling.
Oof, yeah, forgot about that. Yeah, people are people everywhere... I just liked having a more idyllic version of things in my head
When I lived in Germany I found that the people were far more self-policing than Americans. There just seemed to be a general attitude of, "we know we're not supposed to do that, so we don't."
Fully anecdotal, sure, and that was 15 years ago, but nonetheless it's hard for me to imagine "ze Germans" tampering with odometers to sell cars.
athlete Athletes compete or strive against others to attain a goal, TV wrestlers perform, or enact a feat before an audience.