When someone British says your point of view is 'interesting', it means they hate it!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... t-hit.html
The Truth Behind British Politeness
Re: The Truth Behind British Politeness
With the greatest respect, I hear what you say.MrPlum wrote:When someone British says your point of view is 'interesting', it means they hate it!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... t-hit.html
"There's no plausible or convincing reason, certainly no evidential one, to believe that there is such an entity (= deity) and that all observable phenomena, including the cosmological ones... are explicable without the hypothesis; you don't need the assumption."
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Re: The Truth Behind British Politeness
WHAT THE BRITISH SAY - What a load of bollocks..............
WHAT THE BRITISH MEAN - We don't necessarily agree
WHAT FOREIGNERS UNDERSTAND - Shit - expect a gunboat.......
WHAT THE BRITISH MEAN - We don't necessarily agree
WHAT FOREIGNERS UNDERSTAND - Shit - expect a gunboat.......
Re: The Truth Behind British Politeness
"I'm don't want to sound/be [xyz] but..."
translates to
"There is absolutely no way the next thing I can be taken other than in the way it sounds!"
I don't want to be picky but...
I don't want to sound rude but...
I don't want to make a scene but...
translates to
"There is absolutely no way the next thing I can be taken other than in the way it sounds!"
I don't want to be picky but...
I don't want to sound rude but...
I don't want to make a scene but...
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Re: The Truth Behind British Politeness
Mr Plum, how kind of you to share this fascinating information with me!
Re: The Truth Behind British Politeness
I am, as always, your humble servant.oakdale160 wrote:Mr Plum, how kind of you to share this fascinating information with me!