Two of my brothers are on facebook, as well as both of my sisters. My one married brother posted about how his wife was angry with a friend because she said they should go to a certain restaurant at noon and eat. Her friend didn't show up. Through the whole post my brother was saying how Americans have bad manners for doing that to his wife. Later on they found out she was at the DMV and it was taking longer than she had expected. The only number she had was their home phone.
My other brother commented on it, mentioning how the inclusion of "should" tends to mean that it's more about making plans to do it instead of it being a set appointment. He also mentioned that our brother was generalizing by just saying Americans. This one was brought up by our oldest sister, too.
Now my married brother is saying that it seemed like he was trying to smear him because he got into an argument with one of his friends. One he kept mentioning was German, and seemed like she was defending him against his family.
I feel like leaving a comment and reminding him of what our brother was saying. It really wasn't that hard to understand. Besides, there's also the fact that his wife should have called to see what was going on and not gotten so angry right away. I know she's not from America, but that's one way to get information that she didn't use. I'm sure people from other countries think of that, too.
Sorry if this is confusing without names. I'd rather not share their names online. It's just something that's bothering me a little.
