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Could I ask for explanation?
It's an English stereotype that they feel awkward when expressing emotions and would rather suffer silently than "impose" on someone by asking for help.
(edit: or at least that was my read. The other person who replied might be right that it could be a joke about recent events, because they arrest 30+ people per day for social media posts.)
I guess Pink Floyd was referring to this in the song Time:
"Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way."
Ohhh I thought there was some stereotype about Brits getting water leaks all the time, that clears it up.
Keep a stiff upper lip, old chap.
thanks
You can't complain in the UK any more, or you'll be jailed.
Yankees are so over the top whenever they yell something that they believe the British speak in euphemisms all the time.
Of course this stereotype wouldn't exist if they knew how to speak more than one language, or if non-native speakers didn't usually learn simplified English.