Why western people seldom use "please"? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by kionite231@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hello,

First of all I don't really get the actual meaning of "please". I understand it as it used to make a polite request. However I have rarely seen any westerner saying "please" on either Lemmy, Mastodon or IRC. where I live using "please" (मेहरबानी) is used often.

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[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Did you mean Burgenland? It's a funny typo.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I meant Burgerland, home of the Whopper and the Big Mac.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Burgerland is slang for the USA.

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