[prophet_]

I don't think it is necessarily hypocrisy, there are several ways to tell the truth.

When one cannot be polite, soft spoken, considerate, or just lacks tact, one can always go the Dutch way. Why bother?

[Udik]

I can only point you to the famous British English - rest of the world conversion table:

https://bridgesandtangents.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/engli...