#55 Apologies
February 5, 2008 by clander
White people know that their ancestors did some messed up things. As a result, it has become hard wired for them to apologize for almost anything.
In fact, white people are so used to apologizing that they start all sentences that might cause disagreement with “I’m sorry.” For example “I’m sorry, but Garden State was a better film than Hard Eight.”
In other cases, white people will apologize without being asked.
“Excuse me Dylan, you dropped a piece of paper in front of my desk.”
“Oh, sorry about that!”
It’s just that easy! Just point it out and they’ll apologize.
Sometimes if you are out late at night and a white person irritates someone at a night club or a bar, the first thing they will do is apologize in rapid fire mode in hopes it will stop them from getting their ass kicked. This technique has a surprisingly high success rate, as the aggressor immediately knows that fighting this person will be very easy, with little satisfaction.
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well i’m canadian, so its pretty much hardwired for us to say sorry to just about anyone, regardless of race or colour. but yah, these things are hilarious
Very true!
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I know the list is all fun & games but this one just ticks me off..
If i’m at a bar or a nightclub then i’m there to have fun and drink etc. Not to get in fights, besides.
Where i live, the majority of the immigrants are from the middle-east and they gang up on you like hyenas 10v1.
That comment was a riot to read!! – the last line (though middle-easterners aren’t known to do this out where I live near SF).
How “white americans” act differently than europeans in america: I’m a black jamaican and I accidentally bumped into an Irish guy in an “Irish Pub” in SF, CA. Maybe someone bumped me, but he said.
“Hey, you pushed me.”
And I smiled so hard! I loved it, cuz it seemed so refreshing to hear that instead of the typical reactive apology that is common with white americans.
However I pretty much understand why white americans (vs. the Irish guy) respond with apology (NO MATTER WHAT) than point out to someone that they bumped into you, just off the cuff.
Many times I hear from American whites that they have been acculturated to “avoid confrontation” (hence almost automatic apology).
This serves well of course, cuz then whites don’t make it into the news as getting into shooting fights with each other very commonly. Quick apologies may not be very “authentic”, but they help to preserve life by diffusing situations.
oh, and the Irish guy and I easily and pleasantly sorted our stuff out. I know I made contact with him and apologized (not out of immediate reaction), but after I got a real good smile in and we chatted about it nicely.
Enjoy the blog-Os!
Everyone should calm the fuck down. This website is meant to amuse, not to spark racism debates.
I think all of these entries are hillarious and some are true. And yes im white.
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Person A: “Sorry about that”
Person B: “No need to apologize!”
Person A: “Oh, sorry…”
(I’m guilty of that conversation, too.)
ha! ^
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