> barring cultural differences, neurodiverse conditions, the occasional misreading of social cues All of those is a thing and it does happen. Especially is we

> barring cultural differences, neurodiverse conditions, the occasional misreading of social cues All of those is a thing and it does happen. Especially is we include sub-cultural differences into „cultural differences“ bits. > yeah it's not a cardinal sin or explicitly hurting someone, but I would expect a well adjusted 21-23 year old male engineering senior to know this Maybe it's a cultural differences or whatever, but I'd say this demographic is VERY prone to misreading social cues.. However, I think this is not age or whatever related. People are different. social circles are different. People move around. Various norms change and people talk across age groups. It's never ending process of finding a common protocol to communicate. I doubt it's possible to rely on a hope that everybody will know how to not upset people around them.