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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't want to climb a mountain and part the sea for them, are you really friends with them? - Old Japanese dudes probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I assume there's an old Japanese proverb for everything, and they are only used when you don't want to do something, but is a more polite way than just saying "No" or "I'm not fixing that"