Question

If someone told you, “I don’t expect you to know what cool people wear, but green jeans are not it,” what is his or her implicit message? You are not cool. Green jeans are cool and fashionable. You should be wearing blue jeans. Green jeans are not cool and fashionable.

Answer 1

The implicit message in this statement is that the person believes that green jeans are not cool or fashionable, and therefore, by wearing green jeans, the person is not cool. It is not necessarily implying that the person wearing the green jeans is not cool in general, but rather that their choice of clothing is not considered fashionable or cool by the person making the statement.