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> I hope you're joking. Why? There, by definition, is always a moment when you learn something. You're not born knowing SOS. At some point in your life you lea
by Ansil849 5y ago
> I hope you're joking.
Why? There, by definition, is always a moment when you learn something. You're not born knowing SOS. At some point in your life you learn of it. To reply to someone who expresses that that this was such a moment with "I hope you're joking" comes off as extremely condescending.
- denysvitali 5y agoYes but it's different here. SOS should be as known as Coca Cola. I'm not trying to be harsh or anything, it's just that I can't imagine someone not knowing such a basic thing like that - similar to not knowing what the number for the emergency services in your country is.
- lillesvin 5y agoBerating someone for admitting they don't know something is counter-productive and is only going to make them not admit it the next time.
- denysvitali 5y agoYes, you're totally right and I probably stated my astonishment in the wrong way.
- stinos 5y agoAnd I can't imagine you cannot imagine that. You probably know there are people of so many different ages and cultures and backgrounds here, is it really that hard to imagine someone never encountered it?
- denysvitali 5y agoHonestly, for such a thing, yes. But I should probably consider that, under certain circumnstances, people might not be aware of certain things. Never mind, sorry for the bad comment.