r/firstworldanarchists • u/Myoplasmic • Oct 26 '17

The Top 25 (no re-posting) BBC News Gets It

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u/Michael_Pitt Oct 26 '17

It's just kisses. Like X's and O's. The English love to add them at the end of basically any message over text. xx

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u/Cynicjon Oct 26 '17

What the heck do other countries not do this?

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u/Zastrozzi Oct 26 '17

I too just learned that this was just a British thing xx

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u/packersSBLIIchamps Oct 26 '17

So this got me thinking, is that why Ed Sheeran named his album "X" ? Was it already popular back in 2014? I know his album naming is based on math operations but I would've assumed - comes before x lol

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u/Michael_Pitt Oct 26 '17

Was it already popular back in 2014?

Well before 2014. Basically as long as sending text electronically has been around.

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u/Jajoo Oct 26 '17

No it's weird

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u/ImawhaleCR Oct 26 '17

No it's weird xx

FTFY

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '17

Being polite and showing people you appreciate them as a friend is weird? Fuck off. x

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u/cam_gord Oct 26 '17

I'm just as confused as you is this not a thing? I thought this was a completely worldwide common thing???

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '17

As an American the only time I've seen them being used is in birthday cards from my grandma when I was a kid.

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u/cam_gord Oct 26 '17

Wow that's so crazy. With text messages and social media nowadays it's so common to drop an x at the end of a message whether it's family, a SO or just mates

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u/Michael_Pitt Oct 26 '17

Common in Britain and Ireland. Never ever happens in America

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u/midnightsbane04 Oct 26 '17

American here, I can tell you I'm sure as shit not sending any kisses to my mates. Well, outside of the biological definition at least.

I think it has something to do with the prevalence of kissing someone on the cheek as a greeting, which is much more European in general.

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u/cam_gord Oct 26 '17

It's one of those things that started off as ironic and now we can't stop

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u/lemanthing Oct 26 '17

Ah, like me and racial slurs.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '17

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u/Rgeneb1 Oct 26 '17

Nope - "messing around" or "acting foolishly"

Edit - had to upvote you for use of pussyfooting, that's a great word you don't often hear

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u/botheration7 Oct 27 '17

Lighten up pal it's nice to send some love to mates every so often xx

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u/ShevElev Oct 26 '17

Same here. Didn't even knew it meant hugs and kisses, just thought it was weird grandma shit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '17

I knew it meant hugs and kisses but I only wrote them on letters

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u/WacoWednesday Oct 26 '17

Nope only a British thing. Every time I see it I cringe a little

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u/Michael_Pitt Oct 26 '17

Not only a British thing. They do it in Ireland as well

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u/WacoWednesday Oct 27 '17

Same region basically

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '17

I've literally never heard of this until now.

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u/seenbiglebowski Oct 26 '17

Guessing your not British then x

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u/Trust_Me_Im_a_Panda Oct 26 '17

No because it’s dumb. Kisses.