Politeness
Japan railway 'deeply sorry' after train leaves 20 seconds early
A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the "tremendous nuisance" caused by a train departing 20 seconds early, surprising even a nation renowned for both punctuality and politeness.
The delicate art of insults in a post-politeness age
We learn to swear before we learn to talk properly - a habit that goes on for life. If you are a politician in the modern age, you have even more chance to perfect the skill thanks to your inner instincts of competitiveness and the not-so-silent majority ready to applaud or retweet your nastiness.
The delicate art of insults at post-politeness age
We learn to swear before we learn to talk properly -- a habit that goes on for life. If you are a modern-age politician, you have even more chances of perfecting the skill, thanks to your inner instincts of competitiveness and the not-so-silent majority who applaud or re-tweet your nastiness.
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Maior (SRI):Strategic partnership with USA has a component from unseen field of intelligence services too
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) director SRI George Maior said on Monday that the security focal point of our country is given by the strategic partnership with the USA which has a visible, military element, and one less visible "from the unseen field of the intelligence services'.