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> toxically-positive This! That term that describes perfectly my impression of many people from the U.S.A. It's maybe just a cultural thing, but I have a lot
by enriquto 5y ago
> toxically-positive
This! That term that describes perfectly my impression of many people from the U.S.A. It's maybe just a cultural thing, but I have a lot of trouble working together with people who have this sort of attitude.
- lovetocode 5y agoYou must have not been to the USA recently. People here are incredibly disagreeable, especially in the last 5-10 years.
- enriquto 5y ago> People here are incredibly disagreeable, especially in the last 5-10 years. Never been to the USA in the last 10 years, but I interact regularly with usians, and this is not my experience at all. All of them have been extremely nice people, without a trace of disagreeableness. What irks me, is that they are constantly giving unwarranted and over the top praise. I find this very disturbing. In France this attitude is invariably interpreted as ironic mockery. And if they spoke French I would be genuinely offended by such attacks.
- biztos 5y ago“Hey, meet my good friend Enriquto, the best C hacker in the business! We’ve been working together since April!” I’m American but have mostly lived abroad for decades, and I still find his disorienting for the first few days of any trip back.