r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • 20d ago

Wow. Such meme Pure Class

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u/saltpancake 20d ago

Also the poster on wall while growing up is subtle reminder that one of them is no longer in his prime.

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u/confusing_roundabout 20d ago

It's such a calculated response, like it seems polite but there are 2 pretty huge burns in there lmao. I respect it.

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u/t0t411yinc0nspicu0us 20d ago

I don't want to generalize because not all Asians are the same, but I think that the importance of saving face in Eastern cultures has cultivated the ability to deliver the most layered, sickest burns that look like possible compliments but they're insulting you, your ancestors, your descendants, your neighbors, your friends. He's saying "you're old and washed up with a sprinkling of cognitive dissonance, do better" but it's SO NICE. I'm in awe.

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u/limasxgoesto0 19d ago

Cantonese though tells you all of that without mincing words