Temat: Polish attitudes to the British people
Rafal Wolk:
How about you Warren, personally. Would you rather have someone be square with you, shoot straight and let you know exactly how or what they feel about an action, statement or whatever else it may be, or would you prefer it to be served with an apetizer? I always thought it was a matter of a personal preferance, never knew that it had a deeper cultural root. Cool...
I'd say you were a little naive, Rafal.
Usually it's, 'tell me (provided it's what I want to hear)'.
Most people don't want to hearn they are fat, boring, smelly and so on, even if it happens to be the truth.
However, I'm quite happy for anyone to tell me I'm handsome, intelligent and witty.
I imagine most people are the same.
Regarding my attitudes towards politeness - these are not really a matter of personal choice.
I, like everyone else, am conditioned by the cultural environment in which I grew up.