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It can if you're saying it to someone else, like if someone is talking and as soon as they pause for a breath you jump in with "thank u, next", but in this context the speaker themself says it to indicate that they are done speaking, not directed at anyone (or perhaps directed at themself). Used in that way, I can't find any passive aggression; who would it be directed toward?
TBH "thank u, next" sounds extremely passive-aggressive when I read it.
It can if you're saying it to someone else, like if someone is talking and as soon as they pause for a breath you jump in with "thank u, next", but in this context the speaker themself says it to indicate that they are done speaking, not directed at anyone (or perhaps directed at themself). Used in that way, I can't find any passive aggression; who would it be directed toward?
I get that when I read it like this, abbreviated "u" and all lower case. However, saying it aloud doesn't carry that connotation for me.