• Gathorall@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      How does that relate? The waitress is bound to a social constract that restricts their behaviour, much like one should not spew some platitudes that sound like you’re tripping right now in response to a customary greeting that really isn’t about how they’re doing unless asked of a close friend or family in a private setting.

      • FishFace@piefed.social
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        It relates because neither is actually sincere, and thinking either is doing anything other than performing for some other purpose is a failure to read cues.

        The overly friendly and polite shtick is how people landed on “m’lady”, but it got memed so hard everyone realises it was cringe.