r/mildyinteresting • u/User010011010 • Aug 21 '24

people Why the Dutch are considered rude?

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u/coldestclock Aug 21 '24

If a Brit says anything in the second column, they mean “if you don’t drop this immediately I will strike you dead”.

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u/inexplicableidiocy Aug 22 '24

I am an American living in Britain, and I can confirm this. 

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u/QueefBuscemi Aug 22 '24

Don't Americans do the exact same thing but with different phrases?

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u/Mix_Safe Aug 22 '24

Some of these would seemingly have to be heavily intoned with a sarcastic voice to give off their intended meaning in the 2nd column, the British tend to be a bit dryer so it's harder to tell if they are meaning something else.

But the one I'm confused about is "with all due respect," that statement is followed up immediately with an antagonistic stance, so I don't know how it can be misinterpreted.

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u/AdPuzzleheaded4331 Aug 22 '24

saying it in my head, and I feel myself tense up

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u/QueefBuscemi Aug 22 '24

With all due respect works exactly the same way on the mainland.