What is considered impolite in the US or the UK is considered just being straightforward in e.g. Scandinavia.
I am German, we're kind of in the middle between someone from e.g. Finland and someone from e.g. or the UK or US with what we consider "ok" or rather crossing into rude territory.
A common exchange I witnessed in a meeting at work (Nokia):
Finnish developer: And if we follow this suggestion we will all look like idiots.
UK developer: I hear you.
Deciding which one is more impolite or impolite at all is left as an exercise to the reader. ;)
It's not normal to see someone doing x behavior, initiate a conversation with them and say "I hate x behavior." They're not tone policing you when they tell you that you come off like an asshole when you do that.
What is considered impolite in the US or the UK is considered just being straightforward in e.g. Scandinavia.
I am German, we're kind of in the middle between someone from e.g. Finland and someone from e.g. or the UK or US with what we consider "ok" or rather crossing into rude territory.
A common exchange I witnessed in a meeting at work (Nokia):
Finnish developer: And if we follow this suggestion we will all look like idiots.
UK developer: I hear you.
Deciding which one is more impolite or impolite at all is left as an exercise to the reader. ;)
You get my point.