# "Polite" things that are actually impolite

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 15, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polite-things-that-are-actually-impolite/762951 "2016-08-15T20:23:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polite-things-that-are-actually-impolite/762951/147 "2016-08-17T13:20:21Z")

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> [@kambuckta](#):
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> What I find curious is that our beloved ZPG goes ‘by the book’ when it comes to the etiquette that suits her, but discards it when it offends _her_ cultural mores.
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> It is to laugh.
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> 😉

Really, I like you to come up with a single example of that. I go out of my way not of offend people and usually follow whatever the accepted etiquette is in a culture as long as I don’t have to commit major crimes or compromise my integrity such as betraying my marriage vows. The thing I find ridiculous and quite frankly offensive is how many people don’t bother to do things the right way according to their own culture while at the same time giving me attitude for not assimilating.

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