(November 12, 2021 at 2:04 am)no one Wrote: Context is important.
There is a tremendous difference between a friend executing a well deserved zinger, and a complete stranger making the same comment.
A joke told as the intention of being a joke, is just that, a joke.
Yeah, context is everything as is the intent.
So called jokes and practical jokes are often a form of passive aggression and meant to cut. 'Good natured teasing' has never been a thing in my family because those bastards can be the nastiest of all.