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projecting presumed solidarity in interaction

value: many people in Australia think it is good if people can think like this (see more)

Many people in Australia think like this:

When I say something to someone, it is good if they can know that I think about them like this: This person is someone like me.

Note

This entry specifies that it is not just the broad value of thinking of people as 'someone like me', but that this attitude should be evident in the way that you speak to people.

"Every time Arielle goes to the mechanics, she always uses more rough Australian slang so the mechanics think well of her."

"While normally John used lots of technical language, he was always good to use casual language when talking to the staff. "

valuing presumed social similarity and social equality presuming and valuing perceived ‘shared ordinariness’projecting presumed social similarity and social equality in interaction addressing people whom one does not know well by first name first name address

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