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Why western people seldom use "please"? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by kionite231@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hello,

First of all I don't really get the actual meaning of "please". I understand it as it used to make a polite request. However I have rarely seen any westerner saying "please" on either Lemmy, Mastodon or IRC. where I live using "please" (मेहरबानी) is used often.

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[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gonna need a source for this claim, please.

[–] OsaErisXero@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They were not asking

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Indeed. That's why I didn't also add a question mark.

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Need is directly in opposition to please. This makes your addition an ironic use of please, and not a polite one, which actually fits the ops observation better than the initial comment did.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe in some cases, but in this case the use of "need" is insincere in the first place. A please at the end softens and adds a little bit of humility to what was originally a somewhat hostile response.