[virtualritz]

This is a cultural problem.

What is considered impolite in the US or the UK is considered just being straightforward in e.g. Scandinavia.

I am German, we're kind of in the middle between someone from e.g. Finland and someone from e.g. or the UK or US with what we consider "ok" or rather crossing into rude territory.

A common exchange I witnessed in a meeting at work (Nokia):

Finnish developer: And if we follow this suggestion we will all look like idiots.

UK developer: I hear you.

Deciding which one is more impolite or impolite at all is left as an exercise to the reader. ;)

You get my point.

[Suppafly]

It's not even impolite in the US, the people tone policing are being very weird. It's perfectly normal to say "I hate x behavior".

[nozzlegear]

It's not normal to see someone doing x behavior, initiate a conversation with them and say "I hate x behavior." They're not tone policing you when they tell you that you come off like an asshole when you do that.

[Suppafly]

That's not at all what's happening here so it's irrelevant.

[scheldon7]

Dude, be civil, is givin me second hand shame