> but simply stating what other people are doing is not sufficient That depends entirely on the culture of the audience, it'd likely work pretty well on Asians

> but simply stating what other people are doing is not sufficient That depends entirely on the culture of the audience, it'd likely work pretty well on Asians because of their more collective culture where everyone cares very much what other people are doing. You're likely an outlier, those things that annoy you might be very effective on the general populace. Honesty is not always the most effective strategy.