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Gyrl
Gyrl asked in Society & CultureCultures & GroupsOther - Cultures & Groups · 5 years ago

Why do Americans say I m sorry in a rude way sometimes?

English is my second langauge and I m not American, but I ve noticed Americans, typically when having attitude will say something like "I m sorry, did you not hear me? I told you I don t like that" or "I m sorry, do you not understand? Should I repeat it a third time?"

Does anyone know where that originated from? Is it just sarcasm?

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  • Deino
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    It's purely a form of sarcasm.

    The use of "sorry," in this context, is a fake apology that is used to express how much the person is NOT sorry and should not be sorry.

    It is also not supposed to be tricky. When a person uses the word "sorry" like this, there is absolutely no doubt and no joke about it's meaning. The person is NOT sorry.

  • τhε Sαgιτταrιαη
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It's typical American rudeness.

  • Mark
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Well, yes, but the alternative is "are you dumber than a box of hair?"... (In other words, it's a sort of nice way of saying that...)

  • Tarzan
    4 years ago

    Because Americans are idiots and are assh0les that should burrrrn

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  • Biff
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    if they are doing that, it's because the other person is still complaining or ranting back

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