This conflation of rudeness with terseness bothered me. One can be polite yet cut to the chase ('wasting' only a few words on 'please' and 'thank you') - in fac

This conflation of rudeness with terseness bothered me. One can be polite yet cut to the chase ('wasting' only a few words on 'please' and 'thank you') - in fact, I consider this more polite, since it doesn't waste the other person's precious time. Or one can be rude yet long-winded, wasting time ranting or berating people.