When they say it they’re always seem to mean it as a compliment but I kind of get offended because of the connotation behind the term ‘nice guy’. And in the back of my head there’s that suspicion that they could possibly be making a dig at me.
I dunno, I feel like in the West being called a nice XX denotes that you’re weak, or insecure, or unattractive.
don't assume people have negative intent towards you without reason - reason here being an unambiguous sign that they don't like you
sure, maybe everyone is secretly taking shots at you, but probably not, and you're gonna be a lot happier taking people at face value when they're being complimentary than you will be looking for the hidden slight behind every friendly remark
Assumptions are for sophisticated adversaries while you're trying to underhandedly do something of international financial importance. Not really for casual conversations
that's a good way to put it too. honestly overthinking shit is almost always the wrong move, unless you're in something high-stakes like what you outlined