How people from high context culture tell their guest it’s time to leave: “whelp”
How people from low context culture tell their guess it’s time to leave: “I think you should leave”
Fun excruciating fact: the worse your social anxiety, the more desperate you might be to get rid of them and at the same time the less likely you are to go with the second option 😮💨
Fascinating, thanks for sharing!
That’s cool. I can’t think of menu low context cultures in any national scales, but definitely a few subcultures in the US.
Korea on the other hand is the epitome of high context culture.
MMmMMMMmmm thank you for that scrumptious link
Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone actually ask somebody to leave where I’m from. If it gets too late and our guests are still there, guess they’re staying the night. Luckily, most people leave before then.
I’ve lived most of my life in tiny Vermont villages, for context.
It someone slaps their knees in my own house I start thinking of leaving
I just announce that the orgy is about to start and in less than a minute I’m alone. 😤
Why wouldn’t people just say, “It’s getting late, this was fun, but I need to sleep so it’s time for everyone else to leave, let’s hang out again next week”?
Why can’t people be simple?
Yeah, I normally say “I can’t clog the bathroom with people listening” and that normally works
Hahah I love this one. Gonna have to use this sometime.
I have had hosts be this direct, and we all went, “okay,” and left. And came back when invited with no hard feelings. Usually D&D games, but also movie nights.
I just bounce
Even during my own parties or while I have people over. Stay as long as you like, even stay the night if you so desire, but I’m going to my room and passing out at 10pm no matter what, so you do you from that point on. It’s likely I’ll also forget to tell you I’m going to bed
What would stop a friend from stealth living with you then?
When I’m tired of the people, I just tell them to get the fuck out.
They get it.
I used to be more Midwestern, “Welp” or “Alright” kind of thing, but I’ve been becoming a bit more low context with time. Especially if I have my family with me. It’s a lot easier to terminate exchanges when you have a kid.
“I’m gonna go now” seems like it’s going to be too direct but people adjust pretty quickly in my experience. Or maybe everyone I know thinks I’m an asshole lol
I just speak plainly. It works wonders.
There are some people who don’t like it, but that’s just because they’re even bigger assholes.
Ah, the Midwest goodbye. Also appropriate is a “whelp, I suppose.”
As a guest I am never this type of problem, as I will usually have done an “Irish goodbye” hours before this point. If I haven’t, my only problem would be not exclaiming out loud “oh thank god” when the host whelps.
I always want to leave but don’t wanna be rude so as soon as the host says “Wh-” I’m up and out the door.