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do you apologize, even if it's not your fault just to make the other person feel validated? (linux.community)
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[โ€“] 8 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I'm Canadian, so... kinda, I apologize for everything.

I regularly see interactions where one person makes a mistake and both people apologize.

I've seen it sometimes where no one makes a mistake and both people apologize.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    apparently in canada saying "sorry" is no longer considered an admission of guilt, legally, since people say it too much.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm loving all the Canadians in this thread.

    If you're a kind person, there's always something to apologize for. I was taught a long time ago that it was OK to apologize, but that you should add " for..." to the end and if it still sounds OK then you should say it.

    "I'm sorry for hurting your feelings." "I'm sorry that you don't enjoy the meal that I prepared for the family." "I'm sorry your face looks like an anus." "I'm sorry that you're too stupid to understand that I'm not complimenting you." ...and so on. This took an unexpected turn.

    PS: I'll apologize in most confrontations as a way to de-escalate the situation.

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