Does anybody else find 👍🏼 annoying...

[xsquared]

when it is used as punctuation or in place of "Thank you"?

For context, a friend send me a text to ask me a favour, we exchange a few replies and I gradually agree. She finishes off with 👍🏼 and does not mention please or thank you in any of her replies.

I don't know what the second emoji is

i had the praying pic, the second looks like an oven grill

don't 🏼 me man

Ugh yes my DM does this all the time!! I will send her a picture of a cake I've made or something and I just get 👍🏻 in return, it really annoys me.

hate not had

Depends what the favour was.

I don't know what the second emoji is either. On nitgels post there is a teeny tiny blank square box between the words 'dont' and 'me'.

But I am on my laptop.

I cannot stand it, I read it as “I can’t really be bothered talking to you, I have better things to do” or as a passive aggressive “I will acknowledge this but I don’t really like you”.
I have asked friends who say I’m overthinking it

For example -

‘Can you grab a pint of milk do I can brew up when you get here?’

Could merit a 👍 if you agree.

‘Can you give me a kidney?’

Would probably merit a bit more gratitude

I hate it, it's a kick in the teeth

I agree, it's a conversation stopper.

It's rude

I use the 👍 sometimes I’m busy, if I type a response, I get another text....on and on. I use it to acknowledge I’ve read it, but I don’t have time to enter into back and forth texting

But what does a blank pink square actually mean?

Yes it's definitely a conversation stopper. My beloved dsis and dm do it and I take it as a sign that they're not interested in receiving any further messages for now.

so what is the second one?

No

Why so @Spillinteas? She is able to write long sentences and specific instructions about what she's like me to do for her and why she can't/ won't do it herself but can't manage a thank you?

I think the second one is just the skin tone of the emoji that OP has chosen? Could be wrong though.

Those asking what emoji it is, it's the thumbs up.

Im

It means thumbs up. It means that’s fine, okay. It is not rude at all. It is not the middle finger. It is literally a thumb up.

Is this 👍🏼 not showing as thumbs up then?

I know what it means potato, which is why I don't like it instead of "Thank you".

It's showing as a thumbs up and a pink square

I don't know what that pink square is, either. In fact, I've just scrolled through the emojis on my phone and I can't even find it.

Okay I'll change colour. 👍 Is that any better? It shows up fine on my phone.