#this was actually from a comprehension exercise passage ages ago that still haunts me to this day

[theunconcernedembalmer]

Is there any reason you prefer to dress in grays? You look nice in them, but I figured something like black would be easier to clean/take care of

It's also because... that's just the colour of my usual uniform.

#aesop carl #identity v #identity v embalmer #idv the embalmer #identity v ask blog #this was actually from a comprehension exercise passage ages ago that still haunts me to this day #gotta love the chinese comprehension passages for pulling deep intricate meanings from god knows where #i remember the passage was saying there was an interview question asking interviewees if they prefer a black couch or a white couch #n one person said black n another said white. n the interviewer was like Wont the white one get dirty #n the guy was like Yeah so if its dirty i know when to clean it even if its regularly. if its black i cant tell if its dirty #n then that guy got the job. 14 year old me who just really likes darker colours: what the everliving heck???????????? #n then we have the famous last open ended question of comprehension exercises: which colour couch would you pick #i dont remember my answer but i think i learnt how to be politically correct from there #a lot of chinese comprehension passages haunt me because of simple choices like this that apparently. matters. like why