Unlike ayatollahs, not only did your parent not suggest the person they were quoting was right, they actually suggested the person they were quoting was wrong:

Unlike ayatollahs, not only did your parent not suggest the person they were quoting was right, they actually suggested the person they were quoting was wrong: "It appears his hopes would bring disappointment were he still around." You're confused about the point your parent was making. Let me try to explain the context to you: Top of thread: we think this way in Denmark (a country in Europe) Reply: we think this way in America Reply: "This is such blatant and obvious nonsense. ... That is a supremely American way of looking at the world." Your parent: actually this way of thinking comes from Europe Your parent is not saying this way of thinking is correct, only that your grandparent is silly to call this way of thinking "supremely American" and imply that it's inferior to European thinking.