Cilantro wrote:
That kind of sounds like she said "I hate you" in a joking way, because of the rides.
Yes, I agree here. "I hate you" is an extremely strong statement. If it is not said while the person saying it is very angry, then it is sarcastic or joking. In fact, it is a statement that takes for granted that the person you are talking to knows you do
not hate them.
I wouldn't recommend that sort of sarcasm to the average autistic, though. I think it probably takes some finesse to pull off. I tried it once when the pizza guy apologized for coming five minutes early--said "Yeah, I'm going to complain to your boss 'cause you got here too fast!" It was supposed to be sarcastic but I don't think I got it right, because he thought I actually was going to call his boss. I had to explain to him that I was being sarcastic because I thought it would be really silly to call somebody's boss on them for being
early. But apparently there really are some picky nitwits who'd do exactly that. Go figure.
Anyway, after I finally managed to explain I had meant to make a joke, I think we were both quite embarrassed, but I got my pizza and he got a tip, so I guess all's well that ends well.