The Unbearable Politeness of Being (OP 2018)

I think the British, for the most part, believe they always have to be. Canadians actually enjoy it, even when they’re being duplicitous pricks. Aussies take pride in eschewing it. As an American it was something I always hated and longed to be free of. I’m speaking here about the convention of politeness.  All my young life, I was constrained by the stranglehold of being...

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