What gets me growling is the canadian complete disregard for neighbourly sensitivities.

Those mothwateringly scrumptious barbeque smells that drift across the neighbourhood from behind delapidated fences and leap out and grab you by the throat as you innocently saunter past minding your own business.

I think all barbeques, except mine of course, should be licenced by the National Odour Prevention Office - Nasal Group (NOPONG) and fitted with smell suppressing exhaust systems. Canadians should only be allowed to cook baked beans on them and then my daily ham sandwich wouldn't seem such meagre fare.

Bah Humbug....

Huh? Definitely part of the language around here.....even pretty girls do it and you think they are about to throw up!

Exactly! And sometimes they have the cheek to wave and say hello.

Thank heavens it's not just me! I've looked the term up but I'm never sure...

Is it where someone says "it's ok" when you cut them up at the coffee machine in error and even smile and then go back to their desk and bitch about you to their colleagues.

Really? That's passive aggressive? It doesn't even make sense as an example. Isn't there a better example than that (and no idea what Caretaker's example is). Maybe I have a PA filter or something?

I think that's just false sincerity. And that's probably even more pronounced in Britain than Canada. Think John Cleese.

Yes I'm with you Shard, I must have a filter too. I think I'd always thought that that was just being two faced, and regrettably all too common in a workplace environment.

I am hyper sensitive to the terrible driving at present, as my son is doing his driving test next week so we've been doing lots of practice. Thankfully whilst the driving skills are non existent, they are all so nice that everyone stops to let you out for turnings etc so it does make up for it.

They are offended by the inconvenience of having to pass the salt and by you for asking. They don't say so but seek revenge in other ways. It's real world behavior, I saw it last time I asked for the salt.

What company you keep. Good grief!

"Hey team, I completed x forms because Pete was on holiday again during the testing period. Go team !"

Not a great example of PA but only one I can make up on the spur of the moment.

That's just a snide remark, isn't it?

I think PA has some sort of negative consequence to it.

You've probably seen this, but this is how I think of passive aggressive.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...ive-people-say

No haven't seen that. Are you being PA?

Seems it is just snide remarks and disingenuous comments after all. I thought it was something more. Surprised so many are wound up by it.

We realised mid road trip just how different driving styles vary by location. In BC, everyone complains about seeing red plates going 30 over the limit - but I now know better! Alberta drivers speed like the clappers, and overtake anywhere, but they can at least *drive* (on average, as all of these), unlike Saskers who treat merge lanes as T-junctions, or Manitobans who think driving is a zero-sum contest, where the more road space they deny you, whether they're using it or not, the more points they get.