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

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I just checked, and I used “please” about 30 times in the last year on lemmy.ml. I live in Burgerland.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

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

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