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Tumblr asking people and guessing people psychology | mefitours-blog-blog Ask Culture and Guess Culture "One my wife's distant friends has attempted invite herself stay with us, again writes exasperated owner prime 2 bedroom apartment New York City this Ask MetaFilter question She did this last March, and used excuse starting new job and needing do x, y, and z as well as out town" excuse any remaining dates. This got us off scot-free, but both knew time would come again and 's here need final

Tumblr Thread: People Who Ask vs People Who Guess

It's an important distinction.

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Tumblr thread on how "ask" and "guess" people communicate | In some families, you grow up with the expectation that it's 0K to ask for anything at all, but you gotta realize you might get no for an answer. This is Ask Culture. In Guess Culture, you avoid putting a request into words unless you're pretty sure the answer will be yes. Guess Culture depends on a tight net of shared expectations. A key

Tumblr Thread: "Ask" People and "Guess" People

That could explain why everyone seems so rude all the time.

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