When people say to me 'Have a nice day', I reply 'Sorry, I've made other plans'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker rejects standard pleasantries with humor.
- In plain terms
- I ignore 'have a nice day' with a joke.
- What can you take from it?
- Polite norms can be playfully resisted.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle clichés?
- Is it okay to be impolite?
Another view
Some find such responses rude rather than witty.
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