I'm not sure whom you're addressing with your "yanks polite/brits rude" assessment, Steve. I think the difference is in how the two cultures perceive opposing statements. Brits seem to have more of a tendency to view opposing opinions as offensive - and they tend to want to see those opinions removed. Americans tend to see opposing opinions as wrong or stupid - and they certainly don't want expressions of those opinions removed because the statements are proof of just how stupid their opponent is. Which is "right" and which is "wrong"? Neither. They're just different. -Joe-
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