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What are you supposed to say
Contemplating the appropriate response when a friend informs you about another friend's visit.
When a friend of yours is going to visit
Pondering what to say in a similar situation where a friend plans to visit someone unfamiliar to you.
Another one of their friends
Refers to the impending visit of a friend to another friend.
Who you don’t know very well
Describing a scenario where the person doesn't know the friend's friend well.
But you have spoken once before
Acknowledging a prior brief interaction with the friend's friend.
So you do say "send them my love"?
Raising the question of whether expressing love is appropriate in this context.
Cause that’s a fucking weird thing to say
Commenting on the perceived oddity of saying "send them my love" in such a situation.
To someone you only met once in Sainsbury’s
Highlighting the strangeness of using an intimate expression for someone met only once at Sainsbury’s.
What are you supposed to say
Reiterating the uncertainty about the appropriate response in a similar situation.
When a friend of yours is going to visit
Reflecting on what to say when a friend visits someone you don’t know well.
Another one of their friends
Rephrasing the scenario of a friend visiting another friend unfamiliar to you.
Who you don’t know very well
Emphasizing the lack of familiarity with the second friend.
Do you say "send my regards"?
Questioning the appropriateness of saying "send my regards" in this context.
Cause that’s a fucking weird thing to say
Commenting on the perceived awkwardness resembling a Victorian Vicar who dislikes women.
You sound like a Victorian
Elaborating on the awkwardness by likening it to an old-fashioned figure with gender bias.
Vicar who hates women (Who hates women)
Emphasizing the strangeness of the situation.
What are you supposed to say
Repeating the contemplation of an appropriate response in a similar social scenario.
When a friend of yours is going to visit
Reiterating the visit of a friend to another unfamiliar friend.
Another one of their friends
Recalling the lack of familiarity with the third party in the visit.
Who you don’t know very well
Questioning the appropriateness of saying "Say hi from me" in this context.
Do you say "Say hi from me"
Highlighting the perceived lameness of suggesting to say hi on the person's behalf.
Cause that’s a fucking lame thing to say
Raising the question of what the friend's friend should reply in such a situation.
What are they supposed to say in reply?
Presenting a possible response: "Tell Archie that I also say 'Hi!'"
"Tell Archie that I also say "Hi!""?
Empty line, no specific meaning.
I’m the conversational embodiment
Stating the persona as a representation of an awkward social interaction.
Of shaking someone’s hand when they
Using a metaphor to describe social awkwardness.
Try to fist bump
Depicting a specific awkward scenario of shaking hands when someone attempts a fist bump.
But that doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t try
Acknowledging the awkwardness but suggesting the importance of trying to overcome it.
Oh yeah
Asserting the necessity of making an effort despite the discomfort.
It means I should just curl up and die
Expressing a sense of humor or resignation, suggesting that trying to improve social skills is challenging.
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