A study has shown that the average British person
says sorry eight times a day. That’s a bit excessive,
isn’t it? Sorry about that.
Some nationality stereotypes are true, and British
politeness is one of them (along with our
fondness for tea). But even we Brits can be too
polite for our own good sometimes.
Here are some signs than you need to tone the
politeness down a notch.
You apologise when someone stands on your foot
Unless you grabbed their foot and forced it down
upon your own, this one probably isn’t your fault.
You say ‘thank you’ when you leave a lift
The other people in the lift didn’t personally carry
you to the fourth floor, you don’t need to thank
them.
You’ve spent approximately a whole day of your
life holding doors open for other people
Source: metro.co.uk
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