Hi Steemit!
Politeness week is almost at its end :) Today a little bit of positivity. [PL message below]
Being polite is also seeing the world in a more optimistic way.
It's psychological and even if we criticize, the message we send is much less direct!
Check out the pic below:
I'm disappointed!
You look horrible in this dress!
You are so lazy!
All of these are very negative. What's the strategy? Change the negative adjective (e.g. disappointed, horrible, lazy) to a positive adjective with not:
I'm not very / entirely happy with this.
You do not look very attractive in this dress, to be honest.
You are not very hard-working, I'm afraid.
All of this is basically psychological: even though you include the negative word (not), the adjective you use after is positive! (happy, attractive, hard-working) -> Your message changes, it's no longer so negative!
Another strategy (a very British one) is to soften the blow, make something seem less negative. To many non-British people such sentences seem strange and unnatural. Trust me! It's natural for them!
Look at the picture above and the sentences below:
Worst movie ever! vs Well, This wasn't the best movie I've ever seen...
Disgusting dinner! vs. It wasn't the tastiest meal I've ever had...
What ugly shoes! vs. They're not the prettiest shoes I've ever had
Notice the grammar!
We use a superlative adjective (the best, the tastiest, the prettiest) and Present Perfect: (I've seen, I've had => have +V3)
So how do you feel about this post? Be honest! or at least polite about it ;)
CHECK OUT OTHER POLITENESS WEEK ENTRIES:
DAY 5
DAY 4
DAY 3
DAY 2
DAY 1
And as always, if you like what you see: comment, upvote, resteem, follow me 
@cwbrooch :)
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[PL] Polaku! nie napiszę posta po polsku, bo właśnie chodzi o to byś nauczył/nauczyła się czegoś nowego :) Ale dam tag Polish, zeby Was zmusić do pracy!
Bycie za mało uprzejmym jest jednym z naszych problemów za granicą. Przez brytyjczyków jesteśmy postrzegani często jako chamscy i niewychowani. Wiąże się to z tym, że jesteśmy często zbyt bezpośredni, negatywni, lub po prostu uzywamy za mało "please" i "thank you".. Pora to zmienić :)