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		yetihehe on Sept 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the French Love to Complain Yeah, for poles, "How are you?/Co u ciebie?" is an invitation to complain, not a figure of speech.

coldtea on Sept 8, 2020 [–]

Where complain here means "actually talk about your life/how you are/situation", and then listen to the other talk about theirs.

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