Sorry for the clickbait title. Have a blurry picture of a cat as an apology.
But as someone who does NSFW art for a living, talking to a client who reads and writes at the level of a 12 year old (and shows the same level of ignorance about the world outside their country) makes me really uncomfortable. Technically they're a legal adult, but I feel like I'm talking to a child.
I like to be friendly and pleasant with clients, but when the conversation feels like I'm explaining very basic concepts like how weather or seasons work in other countries, or how an 8 hour drive isn't shorter because we use kilometers instead of miles, it just feels wrong when paired with the adult artwork I'm also drawing for them.
Like, legally it's fine, but it does make me wonder if it is ok to draw NSFW artwork for someone who doesn't really feel like an adult intellectually.
Also #notallamericans, but I'm sure Americans on here know full well what I'm talking about, and have to deal with it a lot more frequently than I do.
EDIT: This is less supposed to be "Americans dumb" and more like "Some Americans seem to have the knowledge base of a child and that makes it hard to work with them in an adult context." I'm not just trying to start an America bashing thread here, I'm more venting about a very specific problem where I have to create adult art for adults who have the writing style and comprehension levels of children.
what kind of porn are people commissioning that the weather and metric system are important considerations?
actually on second thought I don't want to know
It's not relevant to the actual work, it's just small talk. A lot of clients seem downright desperate for someone to talk to, which is sad in its own way.
Americans are just very conversational. It’s one of the few distinct traits they have that I like.
It's a lovely trait that's wasted on the yanks
You know, I would hope someone that commissions metric system porn would at least understand measurements.
Unit porn where Imperial units sit in the cuck chair while Metric bangs their husband.
Also you can see the weather out the window.