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Indian-Born Activist Lectures British On Saying ‘Thank You’ Too Much

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11.02.2026

Of all the hills to die on, Sangeeta Pillai has chosen manners.

“Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase,” reads the headline of Pillai’s article for The Guardian, published Sunday. 

Pillai takes the British to task for cultivating an “incessant ‘thank you’ culture.” (RELATED: Starmer’s Implosion Could Hand Britain Its First Muslim Prime Minister) 

“Growing up in India, I learned that thank yous are only for distant strangers, and that close friends and family get offended if you thank........

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