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Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948
politeness is by its nature insincere.
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How do you figure?
I meet you and treat you with respect, I'm insincere?
I meet you and act like a jerk, I'm sincere?
I don't get it.
To me, being polite is being respectful of others. Since when is that bad? If somebody gives me a reason to be impolite, I will. Otherwise, I'm polite. Why am I being insincere??? Maybe we just have different definitions of polite. To me, polite doesn't mean getting all gushy and friendly. It just means not being a jerk or cold-shouldered--like, I don't know, business demeanor or something. I can't see how that's a bad thing.
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