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You Laugh at the Bad Joke on Purpose. Science Says That's the Whole Point.
You laugh at your friend's bad joke on purpose, and it turns out that's not politeness, it's literally what human laughter is for.
Indonesian words and expressions that capture feelings other languages had to borrow or invent later.
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You laugh at your friend's bad joke on purpose, and it turns out that's not politeness, it's literally what human laughter is for.
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The word Indonesians shout every Independence Day was never the colonizers' to give, they had to borrow it first.
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Psychologists call it cute aggression. Indonesian had a single word for it long before they did.