Hearing what someone says does not always mean that you will interpret them correctly.
The same principle often applies when reading the Bible (… or being married, for that matter).
Read the results of the survey: Half of Americans would not be able to tell that a Briton is calling them an idiot.

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I hiked the Mount of the Holy Cross, one of the famous Colorado Fourteeners, with some friends in July, 2012. My buddy, Mike Scott, snapped this photo of me on the summit.
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January 26th, 2019 at 5:13 pm
Just this past week, in the news…. and the Babylon Bee nails it:
https://babylonbee.com/news/guide-to-facial-expressions
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