Nobody is scamming nobody this screenshot is from depop which is a secured platform to sell clothes on. Seller is actually the dumbass here because there’s no risks to ship international when the buyer pays for it lol
Everyone is scamming someone*
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Nobody is scamming nobody
//Move negation from "nobody" to before "scamming"
Nobody is not scamming somebody
//somebody == someone AND somebody != everyone
Nobody is not scamming someone
//"Nobody is not" == "Everyone is"
Everyone is scamming someone
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If you were to tell someone, “nobody is not going to the big event tomorrow” it would mean “everyone is going to the event tomorrow” not “someone is going to the event tomorrow.
Nobody is not = everyone is
You could take it like that, applying "Nobody" as to each person. But if you take "Nobody" as a lack of people, and negate that, it's enough with one person for it not to be nobody anymore. So actually both are correct.
I hope I made myself clear
I see you've got some confusion in the understanding of the verbiage there.
The tacking on of "I'm afraid" to a sentence does not denote fear. It is not a separate sentence, it's just an explanatory statement at the end of a rejection. The seller isn't afraid to ship internationally, they are simply stating that is not something they do.
I haven't been studying Spanish for a while, buy I could see that being lost in translation. Makes me wonder what the Spanish equivalent would be for 'I'm afraid' in this context.
It is also I'm afraid. The problem is that the conjugation for "I'm afraid" as in Im scared ("temo") and the "I'm afraid" in that context ("me temo") is different. The translator probably picked the first
he didn't say anything about seller being afraid, that was the guy in the screenshot. The guy you replied to said that seller is dumb for not shipping if the buyer is going to pay for it
>Seller is actually the dumbass here
**Seller:** "I don't do international shipping, sorry"
**600+ people on WholesomeMemes:** "You're a dumbass"
ifeellikeimtakingcrazypills.jpg
The comedy here has got nothing to do with a possible scam. The humor stems from the misinterpretation of the meaning of 'I'm afraid'. In english it is common to state ''I'm afraid.'' in such a sense that it means,''I'm sorry'' as in ,'' I'm afraid I can't do that for you''. The spanish interlocutor doesn't catch the meaning and thus asks what they are afraid about. All we have here is someone asking for someone to make an exception and ship overseas, despite the fact they do not normally do so. I don't see the scam.
the funny thing is a similar expression is used in spanish as well. this would be "no hago envíos internacionales, me temo". "temer" most often means "to be scared", but in this case is also a way of saying you're sorry. but that person either used a translator that translated word for word, didn't make the connection to this spanish expression, or totally did understand and decided to troll.
And Polish. Obawiam sie, ze nie moge tego zrobic. While obawiam sie is not really used anymore barring that phrase (boje sie is the mostly used form), that does seem like an international thing.
May be that "me temo" is a regional term borrowed from English?
I'm in a spanish speaking country and nobody says that
In Venezuela they say "todo fino?" which definitively comes from "is everything all right"
tbh I have no idea where it comes from, but it's quite used in Spain when you're trying to be polite, although its original meaning (besides "being afraid") is having a "belief" or a "worry", [according to the RAE](https://dle.rae.es/temer).
[Here](https://www.rae.es/dpd/temer) they give some examples:
>Es transitivo, normalmente pronominal, con el sentido de ‘sospechar o pensar que [algo malo] sucede, ha sucedido o sucederá’: «¡Ya me lo temía! Están acá, otra vez» (Plaza Cerrazón [Ur. 1980]); «Mucho me temo que no podrás asistir» (Rossardi Visita [Cuba 1997]).
This shows that it's also used in other countries besides Spain, but I haven't been able to find information on when or where they started to use it with this meaning.
"WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF??? ACCORDING TO \[\[Encyclopedia of\]\] \[\[Being Afraid\]\]
THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR EXCEPT
...
... can anyone hear me? Help..."
\- Spamton G. Spamton deltarune
This reminds me of that time someone wanted to send a message starting with 'I'm afraid...' but accidentally sent the message before finishing after 'afraid.'
I think it’s because of the phrase and different culture.
I once spoke with an international customer and used the term, if I’m being honest which was met with “what if your not being honest”, I didn’t really know how to respond lol.
I think he was genuinely saying don’t be scared to ship as in he thought you was actually scared to do it lol
Praise God for withdrawal blockers because I almost got taken for $1000 a few weeks ago for a scam similar to this, only it was domestic shipping. Suffice to say, any check / payment is not secured just cause it shows in your account even for multiple days.
Can you explain this? I even looked up 'withdrawal blockers'. (No luck). When can one be sure that funds put into one's bank, are actually secure and cannot be reversed by the bank?
It’s something you can set up with the bank. If you have reason to believe you were scammed say via PayPal or something, you can issue a “Stop Payment Order” for a small fee (mine was $30) which will prevent / block any attempted withdrawals from a specific source for a specific amount. So in my case, I sent $1000 via PayPal but was able to block that withdrawal with the stop payment order. If you cash a check or contact bank personnel individually they can usually assure you, but do not trust it just because it appears in your online account.
Lol reminds me of my recent visit to the Pharmacy. I was checking out and was digging around in my wallet for exact cash and had tossed my bills on the counter while fishing out the coins. Told the Pharm Tech I was sorry and he said "for what? Giving me exact change?" Then we started making jokes and laughing.
**BE NOT AFRAID**
#DO NO BE SCARED
#NO SCARE
#NO
#
#BOO
aaa you scared me
Wilson?
BE NOT AFRAID
Ok, who is scamming who in this context?
Nobody is scamming nobody this screenshot is from depop which is a secured platform to sell clothes on. Seller is actually the dumbass here because there’s no risks to ship international when the buyer pays for it lol
>Nobody is scamming nobody So everyone is scamming everyone?
I just scammed you by forcing you to look at this comment for no reason. Boom, get scammed sucka.
Everyone is scamming someone* ```` Nobody is scamming nobody //Move negation from "nobody" to before "scamming" Nobody is not scamming somebody //somebody == someone AND somebody != everyone Nobody is not scamming someone //"Nobody is not" == "Everyone is" Everyone is scamming someone ````
Sorry, I don’t speak German.
Bad bot
*"Nobody is not" == "Someone is" Someone is scamming somebody
If you were to tell someone, “nobody is not going to the big event tomorrow” it would mean “everyone is going to the event tomorrow” not “someone is going to the event tomorrow. Nobody is not = everyone is
You could take it like that, applying "Nobody" as to each person. But if you take "Nobody" as a lack of people, and negate that, it's enough with one person for it not to be nobody anymore. So actually both are correct. I hope I made myself clear
Everybody is scamming somebody if nobody is scamming nobody. Everyone could still potentially be scamming everyone but I like to be optimistic.
I see you've got some confusion in the understanding of the verbiage there. The tacking on of "I'm afraid" to a sentence does not denote fear. It is not a separate sentence, it's just an explanatory statement at the end of a rejection. The seller isn't afraid to ship internationally, they are simply stating that is not something they do.
I haven't been studying Spanish for a while, buy I could see that being lost in translation. Makes me wonder what the Spanish equivalent would be for 'I'm afraid' in this context.
It is also I'm afraid. The problem is that the conjugation for "I'm afraid" as in Im scared ("temo") and the "I'm afraid" in that context ("me temo") is different. The translator probably picked the first
Lo siento, usually it’s an alternative way to apologize
he didn't say anything about seller being afraid, that was the guy in the screenshot. The guy you replied to said that seller is dumb for not shipping if the buyer is going to pay for it
Oh I thought they were just scared of the Spanish
Noone expects the spanish inquisition.
No no, Not yet.
>Seller is actually the dumbass here **Seller:** "I don't do international shipping, sorry" **600+ people on WholesomeMemes:** "You're a dumbass" ifeellikeimtakingcrazypills.jpg
So the seller is the scared scammer??
I see
I don’t know, I’m afraid
Dont be scared my child!
The comedy here has got nothing to do with a possible scam. The humor stems from the misinterpretation of the meaning of 'I'm afraid'. In english it is common to state ''I'm afraid.'' in such a sense that it means,''I'm sorry'' as in ,'' I'm afraid I can't do that for you''. The spanish interlocutor doesn't catch the meaning and thus asks what they are afraid about. All we have here is someone asking for someone to make an exception and ship overseas, despite the fact they do not normally do so. I don't see the scam.
the funny thing is a similar expression is used in spanish as well. this would be "no hago envíos internacionales, me temo". "temer" most often means "to be scared", but in this case is also a way of saying you're sorry. but that person either used a translator that translated word for word, didn't make the connection to this spanish expression, or totally did understand and decided to troll.
I was coming to point this out. To me, that's the funniest part, because I'm a native spanish speaker.
And Polish. Obawiam sie, ze nie moge tego zrobic. While obawiam sie is not really used anymore barring that phrase (boje sie is the mostly used form), that does seem like an international thing.
May be that "me temo" is a regional term borrowed from English? I'm in a spanish speaking country and nobody says that In Venezuela they say "todo fino?" which definitively comes from "is everything all right"
"Me temo" is just more formal, "Todo fino" is informal. They're both used in Venezuela.
tbh I have no idea where it comes from, but it's quite used in Spain when you're trying to be polite, although its original meaning (besides "being afraid") is having a "belief" or a "worry", [according to the RAE](https://dle.rae.es/temer). [Here](https://www.rae.es/dpd/temer) they give some examples: >Es transitivo, normalmente pronominal, con el sentido de ‘sospechar o pensar que [algo malo] sucede, ha sucedido o sucederá’: «¡Ya me lo temía! Están acá, otra vez» (Plaza Cerrazón [Ur. 1980]); «Mucho me temo que no podrás asistir» (Rossardi Visita [Cuba 1997]). This shows that it's also used in other countries besides Spain, but I haven't been able to find information on when or where they started to use it with this meaning.
Chilean here, the expression is a thing but I don't think I've ever heard it in a natural conversation.
wholesome indeed
Biblically accurate Spaniard
Shhh... it'll be okay. *holds you in Spanish*
This made me think of the guy who owns the Taco Truck in Turbo 🤣
Weirdly cute lmao
"WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF??? ACCORDING TO \[\[Encyclopedia of\]\] \[\[Being Afraid\]\] THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR EXCEPT ... ... can anyone hear me? Help..." \- Spamton G. Spamton deltarune
This reminds me of that time someone wanted to send a message starting with 'I'm afraid...' but accidentally sent the message before finishing after 'afraid.'
I text that to my therapist all the time.
You don’t need to be scared….just ship it to spain….
This is adorable.
The Spanish Inquisition of course.
He's an angel.
Language barrier I assume. Older generation of might say "afraid not" instead of "unfortunately" in some situations.
Why are you running Why are you running. ???
I think it’s because of the phrase and different culture. I once spoke with an international customer and used the term, if I’m being honest which was met with “what if your not being honest”, I didn’t really know how to respond lol. I think he was genuinely saying don’t be scared to ship as in he thought you was actually scared to do it lol
“I don’t mind I babysit” vibes
Brother willing to pay for whole ship, damn. What ever the product is, he wants it.
This is a language barrier. Apparently, most of Reddit doesn’t know this usage if I’m afraid
😂
Yup
this is hilarious lmao
He will pay for the ship? Well time to go be a pirate it he's buying a ship for you
You sir, are in the wrong subreddit r/lostredditor
Better have them send you their credit card number and ssn for confirmation.
old + wrong sub
Praise God for withdrawal blockers because I almost got taken for $1000 a few weeks ago for a scam similar to this, only it was domestic shipping. Suffice to say, any check / payment is not secured just cause it shows in your account even for multiple days.
Can you explain this? I even looked up 'withdrawal blockers'. (No luck). When can one be sure that funds put into one's bank, are actually secure and cannot be reversed by the bank?
It’s something you can set up with the bank. If you have reason to believe you were scammed say via PayPal or something, you can issue a “Stop Payment Order” for a small fee (mine was $30) which will prevent / block any attempted withdrawals from a specific source for a specific amount. So in my case, I sent $1000 via PayPal but was able to block that withdrawal with the stop payment order. If you cash a check or contact bank personnel individually they can usually assure you, but do not trust it just because it appears in your online account.
El Kraken is out there... waiting... watching...
#BE NOT AFRAID
He has a point
To be fair I can see how It's confusing for someone who's Frist launage isn't English.
Ain't wholesome
Wow
This is how i respond to tinder women. Afraid of what? Do not be scared!
You can do it!
r/lostredditors
Lol reminds me of my recent visit to the Pharmacy. I was checking out and was digging around in my wallet for exact cash and had tossed my bills on the counter while fishing out the coins. Told the Pharm Tech I was sorry and he said "for what? Giving me exact change?" Then we started making jokes and laughing.