I think male politeness spares us a lot of duelling. That must be a good thing?
>>I'm not sure what word you're using in your head before translating it into English, but "polite" doesn't really mean anything, anymore.
Ha ha, unfortunately, things are looking no better inside my head. I tend to think in English when I think of abstract things. I can translate the word into Swedish, but it gets no better.
I think the definition of politeness is something like "every attempt to spare feelings and to allow people to save face". Both the man who avoids saying "you look fat" and the woman who avoids saying "you look scary" are doing that. They are both avoiding to reveal the negative perceptions they are holding.
I think male politeness spares us a lot of duelling. That must be a good thing?
>>I'm not sure what word you're using in your head before translating it into English, but "polite" doesn't really mean anything, anymore.
Ha ha, unfortunately, things are looking no better inside my head. I tend to think in English when I think of abstract things. I can translate the word into Swedish, but it gets no better.
I think the definition of politeness is something like "every attempt to spare feelings and to allow people to save face". Both the man who avoids saying "you look fat" and the woman who avoids saying "you look scary" are doing that. They are both avoiding to reveal the negative perceptions they are holding.