Here is the context from the book I am reading:
Character A: Watch your temper.
Character B: Anger is relative. Others are mad enough to kill, but not I.
What is meant by “Anger is relative?” It sounds incomplete. I know “relative” means “in comparison to,” but obviously the character doesn’t say what exactly anger is relative to.
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Saying “X is relative” is just another way of saying it’s subjective.
Like you might perceive someone as angry. But really they just have a different cultural background than you do where yelling is much more acceptable, whereas for you raising your voice is a complete taboo.
Or maybe their face shape just results in them looking pissed off when they totally aren’t.
Or maybe for them being a little argumentative is how they strengthen their bonds with their loved ones, but you completely hate all arguments.
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