putting yourself in other peoples shoes. important if you are to understand what other people are feeling. kurt cobain used it alot. hes a dude. well was *sniff* bless the guy.
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Get the Empata-Fodas mug.I psychological condition where a person's empathy overrides their critical judgment. The most severe strains of this disease are seen in radical vegans, & environmentalists.
"Gaia weeps when you cut down a tree and it's murder when you eat anything that has a mother."
"Wow, that's the worst case of Crippling Empathy I've seen in a while."
"Wow, that's the worst case of Crippling Empathy I've seen in a while."
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Get the Crippling Empathy mug.a person working outside their own country, sometimes on a fat corporate contract, sometimes as a foreign expert, sometimes just as an English teacher.
Often their pay is considerably higher than the locals and they live a life of wanton pleasure while working as little as possible.
Other times, like as an English teacher, they live better than locals but not by much and spend their leisure time searching for the best deals on local beer.
Female ex-pats tend not to get laid and grudgingly accept celibacy. Largely because they don't like the locals and the male ex-pats aren't interested in them.
The male ex-pats often receive underserved hero/rock star status from the locals, especially in Asia, and get more local pussy than they know what to do with. Which is why they ignore the ex-pat females.
Often their pay is considerably higher than the locals and they live a life of wanton pleasure while working as little as possible.
Other times, like as an English teacher, they live better than locals but not by much and spend their leisure time searching for the best deals on local beer.
Female ex-pats tend not to get laid and grudgingly accept celibacy. Largely because they don't like the locals and the male ex-pats aren't interested in them.
The male ex-pats often receive underserved hero/rock star status from the locals, especially in Asia, and get more local pussy than they know what to do with. Which is why they ignore the ex-pat females.
Dude #1: "Hey mate, why is that ex-pat chick always so bitter and grouchy?"
Dude #2: "Because she hasn't had sex since she arrived in Asia."
Dude #1 "Really? Damn, I'm in ex-pat heaven with all the local action I'm getting. I couldn't get laid to save my life back in the UK".
Dude #2: "Because she hasn't had sex since she arrived in Asia."
Dude #1 "Really? Damn, I'm in ex-pat heaven with all the local action I'm getting. I couldn't get laid to save my life back in the UK".
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Mike: You hear about that guy? He and his father must go to terrorist meetings.
Pat: Fuck that guy, I care zero about his health.
Rational Human Being: You guys should learn about empathy. They've probably experienced things in life you guys wouldn't even survive on your own. Being beat up and called a n*gger and sandn*gger as a child for one. Or suffering through injuries or chronic pain for over 17 years being the other.
Mike & Pat: Fuck that guy.
Rational Human Being; You guys don't get it. I'm sure there's a special place for you white privilege types.
Pat: Fuck that guy, I care zero about his health.
Rational Human Being: You guys should learn about empathy. They've probably experienced things in life you guys wouldn't even survive on your own. Being beat up and called a n*gger and sandn*gger as a child for one. Or suffering through injuries or chronic pain for over 17 years being the other.
Mike & Pat: Fuck that guy.
Rational Human Being; You guys don't get it. I'm sure there's a special place for you white privilege types.
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