We should have said sorry: Abbott
Sorry but I just cannot find it in my heart right now toapplaud this kind of backwards-compatible electoral popularity.
How about saying "Sorry our party ever existed?"
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, have I ever remarked that Australians are the sorriest people I've ever encountered?
By that I mean people here say "Sorry" every time they come around a corner at the same time as me, or if we're both going for a doorway, or they're in the aisle on the tram... I suppose it's a nice thing, outgoing politeness, but I often say "You have nothing to be sorry about. You were there first!" or "That's OK -- you weren't within two metres of hitting me!"
Maybe it's just my American assertiveness. I often say "Excuse me" if I've gotten into someone's space, but this continual "sorry" stuff just seems too forelock-tugging.