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A close-up photo of a white and brown cat with a tight-lipped, awkward smile that resembles a polite human expression, staring directly at the camera

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What is the Polite Cat meme?

Polite Cat (also called 'He Looks Very Polite') is a reaction image of a cat named Ollie with a tight-lipped, awkward smile that looks unnervingly human and courteous. It is used for feigned enthusiasm, fake politeness, or the viral landlord text joke where a stern landlord makes an exception because the cat 'looks very polite.'

Origin & History

On June 7, 2018, a photo of the cat Ollie was posted to 9GAG with the caption 'My face when someone expects me to be excited about something that I'm not excited about.' The cat's uncanny polite expression quickly made it a reaction image across Reddit and Twitter.

The defining moment came on July 2, 2018, when Instagram user @livewithflip posted a mock text conversation between a renter and 'Bruce Landlord.' After the landlord refused pets, the renter sent Ollie's photo - and Bruce agreed to make an exception because the cat 'looks very polite.' The format spawned countless landlord-text parodies and cemented Polite Cat as a 2018 meme staple.

How to Use / Use Cases

Feigning excitement about something you do not care about
Asking a landlord or authority figure for an exception politely
Reacting with forced courtesy to an awkward request
Mocking overly polite or passive-aggressive behavior
Captioning situations where you must smile through discomfort

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