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Author Topic: Misunderstanding Emotes  (Read 7716 times)

Eva

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Re: Misunderstanding Emotes
« Reply #15 on: 28 Apr 2010, 06:01 »
* Eva raises a sardonic eyebrow at Rob's comment.

How about that for sarcasm?

On the subject of misunderstandings, there are a few cultural differences that have had me twitching before I realised what the other person was thinking.

Shrugging appears to be an "I don't know" in the States, whereas in my experience in Britain, it's more "I don't care."

We also had a character in RE-AW once who got punched in the face for saying "Whatever." To her it meant "I don't mind" but to me it meant "You are boring me. Please shut up." So Eva thumped her one.

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Ashar Kor-Azor

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Re: Misunderstanding Emotes
« Reply #16 on: 28 Apr 2010, 10:33 »
How exactly does one positively identify an eyebrow is sardonic?

Contextual cues don't get you all the way there unless you have a good sense of an individual's tendencies.
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Lillith Blackheart

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Re: Misunderstanding Emotes
« Reply #17 on: 28 Apr 2010, 17:23 »
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Shrugging appears to be an "I don't know" in the States, whereas in my experience in Britain, it's more "I don't care."

Actually in the US it means either/or. You would know the difference based more on other cues, like facial expression and further body language.
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