• Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz
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      2 days ago

      What’s wrong with that? It’s a common gesture for thanks in many places irl… that’s the first thing i think when I see that emoji, and I’m from a western culture…

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          1 day ago

          You can also type “thanks” or “please”. Both of those show the hands together emoji.

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            1 day ago

            they do now because people are using it incorrectly.

            not once in my life have I groveled a “thank you” and I don’t intend to start via text.

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              11 hours ago

              Are people also using eggplants improperly? And, you’re proud to never have said thank you?

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                6 hours ago

                I don’t use eggplant as a euphemism for penis. I just say penis.

                I don’t grovel like a simp. I say thank you and please like an adult, because I am an adult.

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                22 hours ago

                considering I’m not in south asia, and don’t interact with anyone from south asia it’s not something that I have come across, like ever.

                use it all you want though, I’ll just always remember the douche bag that used it 500 times a day and associate anyone that uses it like them to the douche bag.

                thanks 🤲

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                  16 hours ago

                  Or you know… they practice yoga…

                  Also when i think “prayer hands”. I think of this one 🙏 not this 🤲. That one doesnt appear when you search “thanks”. And i think it would be a little strange to use. Perhaps if the tone is showing ‘humility’?

            • Humanius@lemmy.world
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              20 hours ago

              Emoji aren’t strictly prescriptive with their meaning. They are generic symbols that can have many meanings in different contexts and cultures.

              The name of an emoji is more a suggestion than anything else.