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Is it rude or insulting to say「かわいそう。」
Is it rude or insulting to say「かわいそう。」
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Not really. Of course, it depends on the context, but generally it is not insulting or rude.
Compare with the English "Poor you...". In most situations it is not rude, but in some rare situations it can have a degrading feel to it.
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it depends.
i know some people want かわいそう from you.
but, in my case, i think かわいそう is insulting.
it sounds like that you look down me.
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If you say it to the person who had something bad happen, he might think you're a little indifferent to his happenings. I think かわいそう implies "I feel sorry for that, but I can do nothing for you and it's not my business." I often say かわいそう to my close friends but that can be offensive sometimes.
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i can understand.
but in my case, i never want someone to say かわいそう to me anytime.
i prefer ざんねんだね( it's a pity) or つらいね(it's hard for you).
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