As an extremely blunt person myself, it's only rude to the people who are unable to withstand the truth and as such would rather hear a lie or a watered-down version of the truth. The rest may be shocked and potentially even a little hurt at first, they're always able to recognize that it comes from a good place (as long as you're not being a total ass about it), that you're right, and that you're doing them a service by being the one who'll be honest and tell them like it is. And when they realize it, they'll thank you for it later.
I would say it depends on how well they know you and often you're that way. If you're known for being blunt somone can chalk it up to, that's just your demeanor. Otherwise it just has a lot to do with how rhe other person perceives it.
Language hAs subtleties and nuances that go beyond written definition. The people who who claim to be blunt and direct are actually being intentionally provocative and hiding behind this nuance. Which ya know is fine if that’s what they want to do, but don’t step out and try to be provocative and then act surprised when people are provoked.
It depends. There are certain situations where it is very easy to tell someone the complete truth without being rude and sometimes people use their “bluntness” as an excuse for them being unnecessarily rude.
Yes, there is such a thing as emotional control and tact, class, charisma, style. Communication is getting a message across to the other, not beating them in the process. To me, being blunt has it's place
Our current and last POTUS are good exmples of extremes in communication.
But men like to be direct, women like to be indirect, so it may be perceived more harsh from a female. Some languages seem more harsh... e. g. Italian vs French. Add to it attitude.
Chocolate Cake is good, having it crammed in your face is not.
Rudeness depends on any given society's generally-accepted expectations on etiquette & politeness.
In Russia or Germany, where bluntness is more expected, it it probably won't be considered rude.
In Japan, the U. S., and the U. K., which have and use their own set of euphemisms for different scenarios they find unpleasant to discuss, it would be.
And that also depends on topic. Cultures don't ALL agree on what topics are open for blunt discussion, and what aren't… though there are trends & topics of majority-agreement.
For example, would not be rude in the Philippines to excuse yourself from conversation (in Tagalog, which is traditionally standard & normal) by stating you're going to urinate/defecate. Say that in English (which has more general euphemisms like "use the restroom" & expectations of their use) and that could be rude, though some may understand and offer correction. Do that in the U. S. or the U. K. and it's guaranteed to be rude.
No, it's called being honest and not sugarcoating the truth. No one said the truth is always nice.
Some people are just soft and get butthurt easily, we've been conditioned to either lie or try to word things nicely for people to spare their feelings.
That doesn't help anyone in the long run. I tend to be blunt- and yeah, it offends some people. But at least I'm honest!
"You're hair (in your GAG pic) is too white and pointy, dang girl... CHANGE IT UP!" or "You are so beautiful, I love the shape of your face and the innocence. There's another hair style and color would look even better for you."
Is one better than the other? Would you say that you are a person that doesn't have a lot of empathy or isn't concerned about others feelings?
Being blunt is the norm in the Netherlands, it's not seen as particularly rude. However, there's a fine line and the context is of importance. Regional differences are of importance and so is the context.
However, in the real world nobody really says what they think. Let's be honest.
I've seen from my own experience "complimenting" others and being blunt that sometimes it can be seen as tactless. However, sometimes it's refreshing for someone to be so blunt with you. You know they aren't messing around and there are no euphemisms/sugarcoating.
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