Whether a certain phrasing sounds "decisive" or "offputting" can be cultural. If people talk like that and it seems reasonable to you, by all means, engage. But I'm just as disinclined to strike up a conversation with the OP's statement as the AYRT is, if perhaps a little more willing to be polite about why not.
Re: ugh
Whether a certain phrasing sounds "decisive" or "offputting" can be cultural. If people talk like that and it seems reasonable to you, by all means, engage. But I'm just as disinclined to strike up a conversation with the OP's statement as the AYRT is, if perhaps a little more willing to be polite about why not.