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Originally Posted by irmamar
- Where would you like to go tonight?
- I don't care  |
It's more like "It doesn't matter to me. Anywhere's fine." In that particular usage, at least in English, the response is not lessening the importance of the person asking the question. It just means that you have no preference either way.
Though it does also heavily depend on your body language and how you say it, aswell as context. "I don't care." can definately be a mean, rude, or impolite response in some situations.