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"Hey you want some potato chips?"
Messed me up all the time first time came to the US. Why use positive response for rejection?
“I’m good” here means “My situation is good” means “I have what I need already”
Saying no is hard in all languages
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To me it usually goes like this:
"No."
Or sometimes:
"Nope."
Or when I'm feeling polite:
"No, thanks."