Re: courtesy
Do you see any difference between saying, "Dude I'm trying to sleep and that mother-[censored] [censored]y music is too [censored] loud", or "Dude I'm trying to sleep so could you please turn that down a notch?".
In one you are telling him your situation and leaving it in his hands, and the other you are asking with politeness. What's the difference between telling him your way and telling him the way I phrased it? The amount of decency in your request. Therefore if a little decency is good, then more must be better. Go all the way and just be polite with the please and thank-yous. You'll get your way much more often and project a better image of yourself IMO.
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