[lit-ideas] Obstreperous Politeness
- From: Eric Yost <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:56:00 -0400
I have had occasion to use:
-Do you mind if I smoke?
-Yes.
-Tough.
In which the initial question was not a considerate attempt to
accommodate the desires of others, but a setup for assertion of one's
own desires. It could just as easily have gone:
-Do you mind if I smoke?
-No.
-Good, because I will regardless.
or
-Do you mind if I smoke?
-What do you mean, "smoke"?
-Watch.
or
-Do you mind if I smoke?
-I'm not sure.
-Good. This will help you decide.
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