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" ... Similarly Brits have a deeply rooted cultural concern for status, and a hyper-sensitivity for class. When we ask something of someone, even someone who is really not in a position to refuse our request, we like to gloss over the status imbalance between us and phrase our request in such a way as to imply the existence and overplay the magnitidue of the agency in the other. I think this is also why we like to say “sorry” a lot, even when we are acting quite intentionally or deliberately. No wonder those of you not used to my strange island’s customs get confused. ... "