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Originally Posted by Niamh.

No you don't, because if everyone did that the world would be a nasty, hostile, unfriendly, rude, aggressive, intolerant place (or a whole lot more so than it already is) "Brutal Honesty" is not something to be applauded, you have to be tactful to get your point across to people without alienating them, tactful honesty and a caring attitude is where intelligence comes into it and where change will happen

And the world would be an extremely boring place if these kinds of personalities didn't exist, it works both ways. I think it's actually very refreshing and admirable to see somebody with a careless attitude who has basically no limits when it comes to honesty. It's not always a bad thing. I'm sure she could be a nightmare to live with, but since we're watching her and not inside the house, I'll happily take that.