Here in Minnesota we refer to something called “Minnesota-nice.” Rather than contradict an individual’s statements, a Minnesotan (male or female) will usually declare the statement as “interesting.” Seldom does one even hear the admirable follow-up, “On the other hand….” The idea is just declared as “interesting.” And if the respondent is asked in what way the idea is interesting, it’s then perceived as a “challenge.”
Well, someone should educate those poor Baghdad Shiites that there are simply more polite ways to dispute political elections than to go barging in to an office-holder’s building and simply “installing” a new mayor, as reported in the New York Times. The act betrays a failure to understand that if one wants to “install” a new office-holder, it’s much “nicer” to have a Supreme Court in place that happens to be in agreement with your ideas. At least this way, one avoids all appearances of a coup, and besides, it’s less expensive.
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