[lbo-talk] Discsretion or Flaunting-it Issue 2308

[Hari Kumar]

Doug: So the piece does mention her Alzheimer's. But I>  asked around in   London and it wasn't widely known - not like  
Ronnie's here. Despite  >  the rude obits, they're so discreet in life.
Hari: You know there is mythology that the British are 'discreet' & 
'tightlipped' & less 'open' - than either the americans or the Canadians.
It is a myth in my view.
Frank, hard hitting debate - at least in Canada - is simply frowned 
upon. This applies nt only to daily life, but very much so in academia. 
The Canuck runs a mile in academia before acknowledging differences. 
They discreetly brush it under the carpet. This is to what I was used to 
in Blighty. My sense is that in the USA there is an additional level of 
Puritanism on top of this 'discretion'.
People from the continent pick up on this very quickly too.
Just my view,
H