Why politeness matters

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hello there

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in case my teeth didn't make it obvious

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i'm british

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and we british people love more than

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anything else to be polite but sometimes

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you want to no

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you need to be rude

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so instead of asking a question politely

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like excuse me i'm sorry can i please

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have a glass of water no

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i want a glass of water

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give me a glass of water that is

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demanding demanding is rude and that is

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the plan here so who are you

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well don't listen to him that

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that is evil ally no

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he's from another universe

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i'll explain later

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let me start this one again okay

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two three and go

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hi

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in case my teeth didn't make it obvious

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i'm british

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so in general when we talk to someone we

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assume that we are interrupting their

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day so usually we start with

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sorry to bother you but

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practice your pronunciation with me

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sorry to