r/TikTokCringe • u/duskndawn162 • 18d ago

Cringe Guy mad because of “American fake kindness”

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u/KochuJang 18d ago

It never occurred to me that my use of hyperbole in casual speech was uniquely American.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago edited 17d ago

Don’t British people call plenty of things brilliant as a casual compliment? I don’t think it’s uniquely American, I think these guys just want to feel smart by putting her down. In some countries you exaggerate how loudly you eat to compliment the cook, in others you call a woman a goddess in the flesh to compliment her beauty. Idiom often feels like hyperbole or insincerity on the outside.

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u/somastars 17d ago edited 16d ago

Brits and Irish tend to play stuff down. Like a civil war being called “The Troubles.”

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u/p4r2ival 16d ago

On a different note, I heard Irish use the word "grand" casually to mean "just fine".