Good thread, man. Politeness hides who you really are. I'm sick of it but I try. It's not merely a mask but a confinement. I'm not depressed, the truth is depressing. It hurts to think about what people do with it. Someone could choose to be polite, and I don't have the same understanding of the choice with others. Face value....

So, it's a good thing that I've just found out that "polite" and "politics" doesn't share the root etymologically, no one wants to go too political with strangers.

Just the other day, I was thinking that I wasn't gonna share my age or where I was from with no one no more even if I were to be asked. That got me schizophrenia diagnosis. It was an overgeneralization of a sick mind trying to make connection in this doctor's head. I wasn't, I couldn't be polite on that day, being polite in this country means(not tru...), I gotta pay respect to people's social status, and this kills me inside.

It's a tough proposition for anyone to be polite and to be a person who I'm okay with in my eyes.

"I'm asking you to be polite."

("Sure, since you asked, you have no idea how smoothly this could be over with if I could punch you in the face and shut you up.")

All the randomness aside, what was the question?

Respectfully, that is not for me to answer, I can not be polite, excusing myself from a situation that's rough, that's not politeness. what else? Saying please and thank yous? I've just met you and I judge, spend some time with someone and the politeness preferably will be gone, but at that point, it won't matter if someone's being polite or anything else.

People wonder about this, so many people don't get this right. It's an useless word for me, if I were being polite, then you'll know that I don't like you that much...

I guess I'm being a bit rude? It's a bit too human thing to talk about. I'm over it, you know, with anyone being polite or being rude. Imma step out before I step on you.

ETA: politus: polished, made smooth. It's not for me, they get scratched, man. Figuratively speaking, I cannot see the surface. That sensor is broken on me... Ted Bundy was polite, extremely!