Sometimes "Not" isn't enough. Stop "always" doing things, doing "something", or seeing "someone".
Jean sees the glass half empty.
Tu veux faire quelque chose ce soir ?
(Do you want to do something tonight?)Non, je ne veux rien faire. Je suis fatigué.
(No, I don't want to do anything. I am tired.)Tu vois toujours tes amis ?
(Do you still see your friends?)Non, je ne vois personne. Je ne parle qu'à mon chat.
(No, I see no one. I only speak to my cat.)Americans say "Awesome!". The French say "Pas mal" (Not bad). This isn't pessimism; it's a cultural preference for understatement and realism. Over-enthusiasm can be seen as insincere. So if you ask "How was the movie?" and the answer is "Pas terrible" (Not terrible), that actually means it was bad!
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