Try not to vomit. Really this is a nice thing, right? Is there any modifier that could be more offensive than "nice"? In our book "nice" is as close to earning a negative connotation without actually being bad.Describing something or someone as "nice" basically means you have nothing positive to express, though your feelings for the subject are on the brink of negative.
And so we digest rainbow peace symbols and smiley faces the same way we hear "nice": to bland and unimaginative to have a pleasing flavor while not altogether distasteful. Throw in a happy red dinosaur and we would prefer to associate with this commuter only if we were incarcerated.
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