Meaning of よくやるよな


From a manga: two people are talking about a music video. Person A says that
it's horrible (すさまじい), to which person B replies

> いやーよくやるよな

So - does B agree or disagree with A's opinion? The いやー sounds like "I don't
think so" (?), but my impression after googling よくやるよな is that it could also
be meant in a sarcastic way?




> いやーよくやるよな

That is like a combo of two of the most-often misinterpreted phrases.

I will skip an explanation of 「いやー」 in this context because I have already
talked at length about it in the Q&A @Choclate has linked to above. It **does
not** mean "I don't think so."; moreover, it does not mean anything negative.

「よくやるよな」 can be used in **two opposite ways** , which is probably why it gets
misinterpreted all the time. The word 「よく」 can also be tricky.

1) **Positive** : Said when one is **impressed**. ("Well done!")

2) **Negative** : Said when one is **disgusted**. ("Dang, how would they even
want to do that?")

The intonations will differ between the two usages if spoken.

If A actually said "It's horrible!", then B's reply 「よくやるよな」 would have to be
the negative version of the two above.




> いやーよくやるよな

That is like a combo of two of the most-often misinterpreted phrases.

I will skip an explanation of 「いやー」 in this context because I have already
talked at length about it in the Q&A @Choclate has linked to above. It **does
not** mean "I don't think so."; moreover, it does not mean anything negative.

「よくやるよな」 can be used in **two opposite ways** , which is probably why it gets
misinterpreted all the time. The word 「よく」 can also be tricky.

1) **Positive** : Said when one is **impressed**. ("Well done!")

2) **Negative** : Said when one is **disgusted**. ("Dang, how would they even
want to do that?")

The intonations will differ between the two usages if spoken.

If A actually said "It's horrible!", then B's reply 「よくやるよな」 would have to be
the negative version of the two above.

