Anonymous

7/2/2025, 11:15:52 PM No.212358649
Saying "leave him/her/me alone" or "don't say that" or an equivalent phrase in Central/Eastern European cultures is like a magic word. Those people actually stop if you tell them to.
In anglophone countries, saying "leave me alone" immediately invites teasing and bullying, and a mediator will actually have to get in between people who are fighting and physically restrain them in order to stop them, and "de-escalation" is a skill on its own.
It's such a little difference that no one talks about. Maybe they didn't even notice.
Personally, I think they got it right over there. They obviously respect people's boundaries more than anglophones
In anglophone countries, saying "leave me alone" immediately invites teasing and bullying, and a mediator will actually have to get in between people who are fighting and physically restrain them in order to stop them, and "de-escalation" is a skill on its own.
It's such a little difference that no one talks about. Maybe they didn't even notice.
Personally, I think they got it right over there. They obviously respect people's boundaries more than anglophones
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