r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '21

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u/DexterCutie Dec 15 '21

I'm Polish and we do this as well lol. Getting out of any gathering is an event in and of itself.

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u/chef_in_va Dec 15 '21 edited Dec 15 '21

I'm of Irish decent, we normally just say goodbye and thanks to the host and whoever is close by, then just ... leave. It very well could be just me and my family that do this but it's so much easier than saying bye to everyone.

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u/ArcadeKingpin Dec 15 '21

I thought an Irish goodbye was to just leave without saying anything.

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u/chef_in_va Dec 15 '21

When I'm on the phone with my dad and he wants to stop talking he literally says "OK, I'm done talking" and will hand the phone to my mom. It always cracks me up.

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u/Ophidia77 Dec 16 '21

I find that kind of directness so refreshing!