the Europeans I work with all do this as well

as revenge I valence match by following with a very aggressive and easily misinterpreted message, also suffixed with a winky

don't play chicken w me
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RT @ellegist
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS

had a wonderful colleague whose intentions I could NEVER gauge bc he ended EVERY sentence to me with ;), whether it was asking if I wanted to grab lunch or explaining product updates

literally imposs …
https://twitter.com/ellegist/status/1410550079468019715