We call this "image management". And that is what everything comes down to.
One more thing. Ruben and all,
I appreciate your understanding. But one request: please moderate your language :-))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_dx7CkA0ck
I understand it is your way of talking. It is, to a big extent, that of many of my fellow countrymen, too. (And mine. Spanish is a rich language in insults). Yet you say that I'm very polite. Thus you will understand what an effort of self restraint it is to me to not only be polite but appear to be so ;-)
And in a different language and for an international audience!
And being externally polite, but with un-polite back-meaning is, I learned recently, called "being passive-aggressive", something which I'm unable to detect. My failure.
My native way of talking would be the contrary: speak rough, but with kind meaning. We can tell someone lovingly "son of a bitch" (hijo de puta, hdp, hideputa), and it is not (always) an insult (a mother can tell that to her son, lovingly). But the same words can be a huge insult depending on the tone and real intent. Complicated, is it not?
Well, I ask you to be as polite as you possibly can. Rough handling others will not help me. I know how difficult it can be ;-)
And it might be an excuse to ban others :-(
- -- Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
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Ruben Safir