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[–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

I've spent most of my adult life alone, and those small social interactions are what pulls me through. Here you get looked at like there's something wrong with you if you greet someone when walking past them in the street.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

    Oh yeah I sort of get that. I was having a good evening going home to see my girlfriend, went to grab a few beers after work at the gas station and smiled at someone. The guy got pissed and said "what are you looking at removed?" I was like where did that come from. And I'm not scrawny or anything, especially compared to that shrimp.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    God damn, at least where I live outward hostility is as frowned upon as any other social interactions.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    That why I like staying in Japan and Korea.

    I guess the "slur" got modded out but I think it should have been left in to show what I mean, instead of a man looks at another man having a good evening and smiles, then gets called a slur. Some of these mental gymnastics are exhausting. It's something that happened to me in person, I don't know why it should be turned a blind eye to... was it necessary to censor it?--I mean I'm new here.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    It looks like an automod that redacts words. This is the biggest instance and a popular community, so I'm not too surprised by it.

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