On the internet nobody can tell what you actually meant.

[andrewducker]

Given the following conversation:

Person A: "OMG THIS EPISODE OF THIS THING I LOVE WAS AWESOME!"
Person B: "Really? I thought it was a bit contrived/boring/silly/not up to usual standards for x/y/z/ reason..."

[Poll #1780923]

Comments

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

OK but what you really want to know can be answered in a two-option poll - "if you were person A, would person B's use of 'Really?' get up your nose?"

[andrewducker]

Yes. I plan to post that one later. Sadly, on a bus right now.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

BTW your title brings to mind the "Illusion of Transparency":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_transparency
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/07/14/the-illusion-of-transparency/
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Illusion_of_transparency
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=illusion+of+transparency