• The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      It’s an English stereotype that they feel awkward when expressing emotions and would rather suffer silently than “impose” on someone by asking for help.

      (edit: or at least that was my read. The other person who replied might be right that it could be a joke about recent events, because they arrest 30+ people per day for social media posts.)

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        2 months ago

        I guess Pink Floyd was referring to this in the song Time:

        “Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.”