Reading student homework on phatic communication; love this guy's summary: The British way is more bloomy than the German way. Why should I always make small talk with someone even if I don't want to talk to him. Or why should I say at first 4 sentences to lead to the 1 I wanted to say.
Or this tip: "This etiquette and the euphemistic way of talking in Britain could be important in making economic deals. You have to know that's not the reality how they describe things its more an ironic/euphemistic way. So German companies have to be careful if they want to buy a British one."
Or this tip: "This etiquette and the euphemistic way of talking in Britain could be important in making economic deals. You have to know that's not the reality how they describe things its more an ironic/euphemistic way. So German companies have to be careful if they want to buy a British one."