[ SECRET POST #2192 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2192 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Tales of the Abyss]


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Comments

[kallanda_lee]

I know one specific person where, if you ask him to come along and he says no, you really can't be sure if it's because he doesn't want to, or just assumes he will be a burden...and often he wants to be convinced. It's weird psychology like that.

As for the prodding: Firstly I'm not even sure OP is being prodded. Actually that's not how I read it the first time...I read it as: a lot of people express their worry, and it's annoying I get asked a lot. If that's the case, it's not prodding. It's OP being annoyed because s/he gets asked often. But obviously, person B doesn't know person A already asked, and so on.

As for prodding in general, I think it's sort of culturally/regionally dependent. Half my family's Czech, and (especially in the older generations) that's really, really common. Like, if you go visit, and you're offered food (which you will be) and you say "no thank you", you'll be asked a second, third, fourth time... It's a sort of weird dance you do, where it's assumed the one person is too modest to say "yes" to food, but the host isn't a good host unless they make absolutely sure they're not really hungry.

It sounds a bit weird when I describe it like that, but I hope you sort of get the picture.

Then again, I've totally seen people outside my family prod too. Mostly these tend to be very social-oriented well-meaning people, who really have trouble accepting that people can actually be happier alone...

Mind you, it might just be my social circle.

[dazzledfirestar]

As for prodding in general, I think it's sort of culturally/regionally dependent.

It is very very culturally dependent. There are many, many cultures where traditionally it's rude to dive right in on the first offer of food or drink because it makes it seem like the only reason you came to their home/party/whatever. The first refusal is seen as "proof" that you're there for the company and not just because they'll feed you.

[(Anonymous)]

true

off-topic: I love your username c: it's so cool and cute

[dazzledfirestar]

What, this old thing? lol Wow, thanks. I've grown pretty attached to it over the years.