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[–] Donkter 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Literally half of "social cues" are pretending not to acknowledge something and hoping that leaving it unsaid draws attention to it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

The other half is ignoring something in order to not draw attention to it. An old book on manners said something like, one says "excuse me" for a burp, but if the gas emerges in the other direction, no one is to acknowledge it happened.