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FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Pet Peeves@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days ago

When tv characters have private conversations in a crowded public place and we're supposed to pretend nobody can hear them

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When tv characters have private conversations in a crowded public place and we're supposed to pretend nobody can hear them

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Pet Peeves@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days ago
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    David Lynch solves this problem beautifully in Fire Walk with Me by putting the conversation in subtitles.

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      That would make more sense but I have never been in any club where I can hear myself think, let alone anyone else.

      And honestly isn’t that the point of clubs? It’s an antisocial social event.

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        Clubs are absolutely social events. It’s just that talking isn’t the primary form of communication.

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          Which puts me at such a disadvantage that I don’t bother socializing at one, and just shake my ass.

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            Shaking your ass usually communicates that you are having a good time at least

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