Word: rudeness
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...tell where one man stops and the other begins. "They had instant chemistry when they started working together in the 1990s," says a mutual friend. But the question of who will have the most influence on policy is still a fair one. Summers is famously rumpled, brilliant and occasionally rude. During the Asian crisis, he woke up his Japanese counterpart when he found out the Tokyo government was trying to arrange a bailout fund outside the purview of the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Treasury. "I thought you were my friend!" he told the startled Japanese bureaucrat. Summers...
...their local government. The vast majority had no chance to fight and nothing to fight with and probably thought they would live to see their families again, not knowing what evil awaited them. Calling them or any defenseless people "passive victims" - even to refute such a notion - is ignorant, rude and insulting. It would have been more accurate and thoughtful to have said that some Jews found a way to fight back, and did. Richard Allen Cohen, CHICAGO...
...Thais consider it extraordinarily rude to express anger in public ... If you cannot keep a 'cool head,' many Thais will actually think you are insane or dangerous. When angry, remember to smile...
...their local government. The vast majority had no chance to fight and nothing to fight with and probably thought they would live to see their families again, not knowing what evil awaited them. Calling them or any defenseless people "passive victims"--even to refute such a notion-- is ignorant, rude and insulting. It would have been more accurate and thoughtful to have said that some Jews found a way to fight back, and did. Richard Allen Cohen, CHICAGO...
...advocating for his campaign.Schwartz’s supporters insist that despite his political ambitions, such friendliness is a part of his personality, not a strategy to win more votes. And Schwartz himself is not shy about defending his motives.“It’s kind of rude not to say ‘hi’ to people to begin with,” he said. “It makes your life a lot more pleasant [if you do].”“This is who I’ve been since 13?...