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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:11:38 JST Adrianna Tan

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   • David McMullin

   @mcmullin @kristiedegaris nice and not kind is all of northern and central California :)

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     David McMullin (mcmullin@musicians.today)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:11:39 JST David McMullin

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     @kristiedegaris
     A similar dynamic exists in the U.S., even though on the surface we aren’t nearly as “polite.”

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     One can be nice without being kind, and vice versa; they are not the same thing.

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     Kristie (kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:11:40 JST Kristie

     New piece of writing on how British politeness and 'manners' are the last surviving pillars of the Empire.

     'Not all legacies of the British Empire are loud. Some are quiet, habitual, and dressed in good intentions. In the UK, tone still trumps truth, and politeness remains more culturally sacred than justice.'

     https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/please-thank-you-and-other-forms-of-control

     #Writing #WritingCommunity #Culture #Scotland