Somecall_metim@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How can a person be very sad, irritated or angry and still not show it on their face ?English
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8 months agoHonestly the title just sounds like what it’s like to be English
Honestly the title just sounds like what it’s like to be English
And you could also have spent two minutes to not be a smug prick, but here we are.
It’s in our culture; to show great emotion is unseemly and embarrassing. To quote BBC Radio Four’s version of “The Secret Pilgrim” George Smiley, a spy, tells a group of trainees that the English make great spies because “You could be standing next to a man at the bus stop have a force four mental breakdown and you’d be none the wiser.” We must keep a “stiff upper lip”. Outbursts are for children. Has the unfortunate side effect that people don’t seek help when they really need it.