@Roadkillover Sorry if you didn't like being called a geek (?).
I might be blunt -- because in my country/culture, it's almost a given to cut to the chase (when someone asks advice, be blunt rather than playing "kind" at the price of lying/mislead). Though over Internet, I also came across weird things such as asking "advice" only to beg for praises or void "kindness". Too shallow for me to get why. It's sometimes difficult to guess or answer what are the real expectations.
I might be blunt -- because in my country/culture, it's almost a given to cut to the chase (when someone asks advice, be blunt rather than playing "kind" at the price of lying/mislead). Though over Internet, I also came across weird things such as asking "advice" only to beg for praises or void "kindness". Too shallow for me to get why. It's sometimes difficult to guess or answer what are the real expectations.