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I'm also not clear on whether "functional" and "genteel" in this context are literally talking about the facade on the buildings, or their collective temperamen
by Kluny 9y ago
I'm also not clear on whether "functional" and "genteel" in this context are literally talking about the facade on the buildings, or their collective temperament?
- jacobolus 9y agoNo he’s saying that the US Congress is literally less functional: has more internal strife, gets gridlocked, fails to pass essential legislation, gets sucked up in scandals, etc. And the House of Commons is less genteel: people shout at each other, interrupt each-other, call each-other names, etc., rather than acting like polite and formal “gentlemen”.
- malcolmgreaves 9y agoIt's talking about the people in the legislature and how it, as an organization, functions.
- rndmize 9y ago"Genteel" is always used to describe people (similar to polite or well-mannered).