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Hero (Retired)

Re: "joke about old times" with friends, not acquaintances.

Well I can still tell a joke about old times with someone I just met in RL. I don't have to be particularly friendly with them but it can be a good conversation starter especially if we are both of sufficient age to remember said old times.

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unseenlarks
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
hm. then it's a matter of interpretation! i've always understood "joke about old times" to mean "joke about the early days of the friendship".
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
8 years ago
There is a friendly interaction similar to this "Banter with old Friend" or similar that do require a higher level of friendship.
unseenlarks
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
yes! you're right. it's a good idea to compare them both--thank you, i had not thought of that.
both are interactions that wouldn't work between acquaintances, simply because they haven't known each other long enough. just my two cents. 😉