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Same for me (I'm Italian). Sometimes I wonder if this directness thing isn't just a myth started by the British, for whom the norm is politeness often verging
by Udik 9y ago
Same for me (I'm Italian).
Sometimes I wonder if this directness thing isn't just a myth started by the British, for whom the norm is politeness often verging on pure and simple hypocrisy.
- prophet_ 9y agoI don't think it is necessarily hypocrisy, there are several ways to tell the truth. When one cannot be polite, soft spoken, considerate, or just lacks tact, one can always go the Dutch way. Why bother?
- Udik 9y agoI can only point you to the famous British English - rest of the world conversion table: https://bridgesandtangents.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/english1.jpg https://bridgesandtangents.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/engli...
- eggie5 9y agogood theory!