In my friend group at my school, one of the members labelled me the "duff". He refused to tell me the meaning so I googled it a home. I was so offended by the meaning. How to react?

I have a question about voting in meta on Questions I read several comments now stating something like: Note that on meta, votes are typically interpreted differently, since they do not come with a reputation benefit/penalty. Down votes frequently indicate general disagreement. On the other h...

For most of my life, I have had problems keeping up with eating "normal" amounts of food at meals. I feel full way faster than many friends. I still eat enough, as I am not even considered underweight by official definition (it's close, though). I feel fine and healthy, and I have come to terms w...

I notice that when professors send me emails that start with the greeting Hi D.Hutchinson! evokes happy feelings, rather than the more formal Dear D.Hutchinson, Is the usage of exclamation points in email greetings, in either academic or non-academic settings, appropriate to use, if...

For my first work, i recently moved away from the town i studied in. As I currently don't know many people my age here, i joined a group on a social network where people new in this town can post to find new acquaintances, usually including age, hobbies and so on in the description. Recently, i s...

Now this is a sensitive topic, and I do not wish to offend anyones sensibilities - but at the same time, I want to know of an effective way of dealing with the disproportionate emotional work required of me (and people who generally look like me) as a black male living in a white majority country...

Edit: I've now added more specific information to my question, according to Catija's comment - can we get it reopened? My question here Etiquette question regarding conveying enthusiasm in email communications - used in academic settings was closed as off-topic, which is baffling. It's cle...