Discounts for polite people

[Darth Wagtaros]

Don't think its big in Arab speaking nations either.

[Razgovory]

French cafe offering discounts to polite people?  They sure ain't losing much...

It's funny cuz you're from Quebec. 

Different culture   Americans and British are different, despiste the same language.  Same for Australians and Canadians.

You know that Australians aren't real, right?  They're fantasy creatures, like Orcs.

[lustindarkness]

French cafe offering discounts to polite people?  They sure ain't losing much...

It's funny cuz you're from Quebec. 

Different culture   Americans and British are different, despiste the same language.  Same for Australians and Canadians.

You know that Australians aren't real, right?  They're fantasy creatures, like Orcs.

And elves, hobbits and dwarves.

[crazy canuck]

French cafe offering discounts to polite people?  They sure ain't losing much...

It's funny cuz you're from Quebec. 

Different culture   Americans and British are different, despiste the same language.  Same for Australians and Canadians.

You know that Australians aren't real, right?  They're fantasy creatures, like Orcs.

And elves, hobbits and dwarves.

Those are Kiwis, not Aussies. 

[mongers]

Excellent. I notice more and more people just stating the item they want, be it at café or in a bakery. We might not have a word for 'please', but a simple 'hi', a smile or a thank you would suffice.

You don't have an equivalent of "bitte"? 

Vikings just take what they want. 

actually.. both norway and iceland have a distinct lack of the use of "please" and "excuse me" equivalents.

What a fucking surprise. 



edit:
Guess I'm not gonna get the 10% discount at the coffee shop.   

[Admiral Yi]

actually.. both norway and iceland have a distinct lack of the use of "please" and "excuse me" equivalents.

My first thought was that's bizarre, but upon reflection, a please equivalent is kind of a linguistic rarity, isn't it?

[Liep]

actually.. both norway and iceland have a distinct lack of the use of "please" and "excuse me" equivalents.

My first thought was that's bizarre, but upon reflection, a please equivalent is kind of a linguistic rarity, isn't it?

Bitte, S.V.P., Пожалуйста, Por favor. All other languages I know has it... but that is a rather eurocentric list.

[Valmy]

So when you are begging a beautiful woman to have sex with you what do you say?  Or do you just promise perks in the future?

[Admiral Yi]

Bitte, S.V.P., Пожалуйста, Por favor. All other languages I know has it... but that is a rather eurocentric list.

I know Korean and Japanese don't.  I'm pretty sure Chinese doesn't.

[garbon]

Bitte, S.V.P., Пожалуйста, Por favor. All other languages I know has it... but that is a rather eurocentric list.

I know Korean and Japanese don't.  I'm pretty sure Chinese doesn't.

Hindi does.

[Capetan Mihali]

Parabens. :eggplant: 

Or maybe not... 

[Admiral Yi]

Hindi does.

What is the etymology of the Hindi equivalent?

[Razgovory]

So when you are begging a beautiful woman to have sex with you what do you say?  Or do you just promise perks in the future?

Begging doesn't seem to work in those circumstances, anyway.

[garbon]

Hindi does.

What is the etymology of the Hindi equivalent?

I just looked and appears to stem from Sanskrit. Potentially originally rooted in word for pity/compassion.

[Liep]

So when you are begging a beautiful woman to have sex with you what do you say?  Or do you just promise perks in the future?

We have adopted your language's exceptional begging qualities, so we would say: "Please! Bare med spidsen."