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so we're all awkward

duh

people whisper when they're embarrassed

wait what about whispering

kinda yeah

so we're all loud jerks

no way

people yell more than they think they do

wait what about yelling

yeah apparently

so we're all passive aggressive texters

haha

people use way more periods than they should

wait what about texting

i do that

idk man

people say 'so' and 'like' way too much

wait what about meetings

so we're all boring on the phone

lol

people say 'yeah' and 'okay' a lot

wait what about phone calls

so we're all rude when mad

people interrupt more when arguing

wait what about arguments

maybe sometimes

people say 'nice' but don't mean it

wait what about compliments

so we're all sarcastic jerks

people use sarcasm way more than they think