Americans love their exclamation points, and so should you! Here, exclamation marks are a form of enthusiasm and it will serve you well to learn how to use them.
It is absolutely crucial that you use the enthusiasm and approachability denoted by these exclamation marks to signal your approachability. That is, in your relationship to exclamation marks, remember that the assumption of a pre-existing aggression and anger will generally supersede your inclination to basic, fundamental human sensations. Exclamation marks help you communicate that you are not an angry person. I place this as the most important rule as it will be your first subtle but significant test in your capacity and/or ability to appease white people.
It will be your first test in determining the extent of your behavioral elasticity. With this rule, you will need to understand one thing: even if your linguistic and communicative instinct cringes at the excessive use of exclamation marks (because they’re usually used to...exclaim), your discomfort, as always, is the necessary price to pay to make sure that your performance of social integration is successful.
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