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> This makes for an awkward cupcake ceremony where you’re not sure whether to smile or to laugh. "I don't know whether to smile or laugh" isn't a very powerful
by ukyrgf 10y ago
> This makes for an awkward cupcake ceremony where you’re not sure whether to smile or to laugh.
"I don't know whether to smile or laugh" isn't a very powerful expression.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoWhat does it mean?
- ukyrgf 10y agoA common idiom is "not know whether to laugh or cry", which usually means a situation is extremely bad. I don't really know how that applies to having a birthday party a week after you announce you're quitting, though.
- nommm-nommm 10y ago"Not know whether to laugh or cry" usually means (to me) a situation is both funny and sad. Like you wouldn't say "my entire family was killed in an automobile crash, I don't know whether to laugh or cry," there's no humorous component. Like you said, birthday cake celebration of an outgoing employee is neither.