[DoreenMichele]

It's surprisingly short.

I tend to be fairly direct. Some people see me as rude. Others see me as refreshing.

That has a lot to do with cultural expectations on their part.

Some people are "honest" as an excuse to be mean. There can be subtext and other things going on, especially in a group situation.

I like some saying I heard that "Those who like the brutal truth like brutality more than truth." You can usually be honest without being ugly to people (though sometimes the truth about them is what's ugly and then there's no good answer, just a least worst answer).