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.

The second square is when you have chosen a skin tone so if I chose black a black square should show. I have no problem with a thumbs up emoji btw 👍🏾

Google says it's skin tone, but why would your mother need that?

I am guessing we are not all seeing the same thing on here.

Black thumb = black square.. see?

Agreed. It angers me when I get this reply 😂

I don't mind the thumbs up, but I do when it is when it's used instead of saying thank you when they have written a long text asking something from you.

This thread is funny, it reminds me of my mother in law using the internet!! 😃😃😃
"What's that thing? Over there? Can you hear me?" 😃😃😃

The second emoji has disappeared now! It was there a minute ago in the thread title.

Oh I see, it's just a thumbs up.
I do this if I'm getting fed up with people messaging me and I want to shut down the conversation

I use it when DB texts 'are you ready for a Facetime call?'. Is that rude?

It works the other way though. If I ask my daughter if she can buy me so-and-so when she next shops she'll reply with a👍to show it's OK. I will then reply xxxx to say thank you. Praps we all develop code that works for us.

Yes it drives me mad

Thumbs up doesn’t mean thank you. It means it’s fine, sorted, no worries. Maybe some people mean to use it as a thank you but it’s definitely not rude.

I use it when what I really want to reply is "why are you bothering me with this inane shit? Please fuck off with your endless messages."

I think that 👍 is probably less offensive, no?

👍🏿
👍
👍🏻

How bizarre!

When the page first loads, it shows the coloured hand, and a few moments later, it changes the hand colour and adds a square

I use it when DB texts 'are you ready for a Facetime call?'. Is that rude?

@Sparklingbrook

I have said in several posts including the first one, that I didn't like it used as "Thank you" when they have written a long text on what they'd like me to do and replied again with another long text to say why they can't or won't do it themselves.

Sigh, I guess the real issue is I find the lack of please and thank you annoying when people ask you for a favour. Especially when it's opportunistic.

The lack of manners is what I find rude when you are asking someone for a favour
@Potatobug.

I agree with you and think it’s rude OP.

I don't mind it for informal things

Not seen it before. Is it a grill? What does that mean? I have used thumbs up but not instead of thank you.

To answer your question, OP, I agree that a thumbs up is generally rude if you've sent a text as you've described.

There's a few reasons why I use a thumbs up, but in general, I do reply with "thank you", etc.

Better than being ignored I guess.

I use it loads. I thought that’s what emoji’s were designed for?
I think I must have missed the memo with the link to the rule book on emoji etiquette.