Family Conflict and a Generic Birthday Email
- A family conflict arises when my father's sister calls me a communist and chants 'Build a wall' in front of my Latina mother and me.
- We all leave the party early, offended by her behavior, and I haven't heard from her since.
- However, I recently received a generic 'happy birthday' email from her, sparking confusion and mixed feelings.
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My mother is Latina, and her family came to the U.S. just months before she was born; my father is white. While I used to be close with my father’s sister, “Faye,” last year she picked a fight with me at Thanksgiving while I was having a calm, friendly discussion with another family member—she called me a communist (I’m not) and eventually started chanting “Build a wall” directly in front of my mother and me. Needless to say, we were all offended and left the party early. I haven’t heard from her since, until this week when I received a generic “happy birthday” email from her. generic “happy birthday” emailのgenericは「一般的な」でしょうか？よろしくお願いします
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そうだと思います。 それ以来、彼女から連絡してくることはなかったのですが、今週、型通りの 「ハッピー・バースデー」 という文面のイーメールが彼女から届いたんです。 generic は、たとえばブランド品の対語みたいな感じを表す語だと思います。だから 「よくある ～」 とか 「普通の、一般的な」 といった意味になるのでしょう。
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