American Expats Discover How BRUTAL British Politeness Actually Is

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• JA

  @Janis-z1z · 2 weeks ago

  Most of the questions can be answered quite easily:<br>1. &nbsp;We are civilised.<br>2. &nbsp;We are intelligent.<br>Both concepts are quite foreign to people from the USA, I&apos;m afraid. &nbsp;If it&apos;s so baffling to you. perhaps you should just go home.

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• KG

  @KG-9015 · 2 weeks ago

  Americans think they’re rage bating, and the rest of the world understand proper banter.

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• JA

  @janpenaluna5639 · 2 weeks ago

  Inflection and/or tone are everything in British communication.

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• WI

  @wills681 · 2 weeks ago

  Nice one. A Scandi friend of mine was amused and baffled by the LED panel on the front of a regional bus which stated &quot;Sorry - I&apos;m not in Service&quot;. Said bus was transiting to its next deployment and not carrying passengers. Scandi friend asked why an inanimate object (a bus) would apologize. She made a fair point. As stated in the video when someone in the UK apologizes it&apos;s not always a literal apology.

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• PH

  @PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim · 2 weeks ago

  British sarcasm example. So, the other day I was returning home from a shopping trip. I was about to turn into the narrow road leading to my cottage when a car was coming towards me. I hung back so he had space to reach the junction easily. What <b>normally</b> happens is that the other driver puts up a hand or nods the head and smiles, to thank me for being considerate. The other driver, an old bloke, did neither. This was &nbsp;bloody rude. So,as he passed me,I called through my open car window,to his open car window, with a friendly smile &quot;You&apos;re welcome&quot;.<br>He knew then the faux pas he&apos;d made and at least looked slightly shame faced as he made his turn at the junction.

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• KE

  @KevinN-df8eo · 2 weeks ago (edited)

  After Queen Elizabeth II died people queued up to pay their respects and it could take hours but no-one pushed in or behaved inappropriately. David Beckham queued up like everyone else and he was widely praised for doing so whilst some Z list nobody&apos;s who tried to jump in front were widely criticised and rightly so. It&apos;s not a choice, it&apos;s about respect for other people and yourself.

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• ME

  @Metformin1951-rc9ff · 2 weeks ago

  Sorry can be a rebuke. If someone says something you think objectionable, you can say SORRY?!

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• MA

  @markfisher8198 · 2 weeks ago

  If someone steps on my foot,they get told to watch where their walking.

• CL

  @clovermark39 · 6 days ago

  Sometimes sorry can be used when the other person should have said sorry and didn’t.

• HI

  @hibiscusrose6074 · 2 weeks ago

  The girl with the tea alarm there used to be

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• SI

  @simonpowell2559 · 2 weeks ago

  Sorry is just a social lubricant.

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• RI

  @rickmartin6147 · 2 weeks ago

  At 4.08 - should he have said&quot; Buddy can you spare a dime?&quot;