You should be made aware that we are both Midwesterners. If you are not familiar with the regional culture, markers that normally indicate animosity are someti

You should be made aware that we are both Midwesterners. If you are not familiar with the regional culture, markers that normally indicate animosity are sometimes used insincerely as a sign of affection. Whereas elsewhere, if you hear someone shout "Hey asshole!" you might assume that person is angry with the other, in the Midwest it could mean that, and it could also mean the two are very good friends and one is enthusiastically greeting the other. There is also some hyperbole involved. My spouse may take only 15 actual minutes to clean a toilet, and use one off the shelf product, specifically marketed for cleaning toilets. So in comparison to the way I do it, that is using 12 different chemicals and taking all f'in' day. When my spouse describes how I do it, it would probably be more on the order of "takes 15 seconds to rub the seat down with a moist towelette". It is a caricature, rather than a photograph. Actually, now that I'm describing it, that does seem very strange to use insincerity so much. But as I was growing up, when sarcasm was everywhere, it made a lot more sense.