I guess it was a bit vague...I'll explain:

What I meant was:

Just as you say, respect means "appreciation towards something" but as you suggested, we all have appreciation toward different things. You say you have no appreciation toward cultural norms.."no respect" for these things. Someone else might be the opposite way: they deeply respect cultural norms, thus making YOU disrespectful to them.

I wasn't saying YOU were the shit of the earth..I was saying it sucks that when someone gives you the "you're disrespectful" line, it pretty much puts you at the lowest level, for, as you say, if respect holds the positive "appreciation towards something" meaning, disrespectful holds quite the opposite (negative) meaning and nobody wants "disrespectful" as part of your character description.

That's all I was saying..that it's still a matter of personal definition, whatever you find worthy of appreciation.

Did that make sense?

Freddie

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