Even if not learned through experience, it can also be learned through critical thinking. One could take a moment to ponder why someone is checking the eggs and could easily arrive at the conclusion they’re checking for broken ones.
Or they could open their mouth without thinking much and say something ignorant to a stranger in the grocery store
Or they can demonstrate the greater depths of their ignorance and make a post about it on a social media platform showing they had time to figure it out but couldn’t despite it being on their mind the entire time.
Sadly, much of our random interactions and popular public discourse are driven by #2 and #3
Even if not learned through experience, it can also be learned through critical thinking. One could take a moment to ponder why someone is checking the eggs and could easily arrive at the conclusion they’re checking for broken ones.
Or they could open their mouth without thinking much and say something ignorant to a stranger in the grocery store
Or they can demonstrate the greater depths of their ignorance and make a post about it on a social media platform showing they had time to figure it out but couldn’t despite it being on their mind the entire time.
Sadly, much of our random interactions and popular public discourse are driven by #2 and #3
Or maybe they were just trying to be silly. This is exactly the kind of thing my father would do, with no malice or smugness at all.