Translations:Lexicon/7/en

Casus

A low-context individual gives (justified?) criticism to someone else.

Later, that other person does something unexpected (e.g. not emptying the dishwasher). The low-context individual thinks: "that is a reaction to my criticism earlier."

Transactional: "I say something → you respond to that." No consideration is given to the other person’s context (forgetfulness, distraction, being overworked…).

Casus

A partner accuses you of infidelity because he/she reasons transactionally: "you do something → that means X, because that’s how it would work for me."

Casus

A woman lets the air out of her husband’s bike tires so that he has to take the car to work. As a result, he takes their son with him and she doesn’t have to bring him to school.