# "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 21, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polite-things-that-are-actually-impolite/762951/346 "2016-08-21T21:28:04Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> You’ve asked hundreds of people this question?
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> I think I can speak for many of us, that your experience is just as bizarre.
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> And more, that such a silly gaffe (if it is indeed one) would be meet with such affront.

I have been in discussions where this question has come up hundreds if not thousands of times in my life. I would say that rather normal for anything as everyday as people getting married. And for many people, it’s not a “silly gaffe”. It’s a great way to destroy a potential happy marriage, ruin someone’s life or destroy a friendship. For some people, marriage isn’t touchy-feely emotions, it’s a serious business arrangement and the decision of a lifetime. The little details matter a lot.

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