smiling and making polite remarks to people we don't like is an example of what?

Answer 1

Being a politician. / Lying to relatives. / being a fake.

Answer 2

You could take that a lot of ways, but I think most people will do this even if they don't like somebody, because their reason for disliking them is basically groundless. No one likes everyone all the time, but we learn tolerance of others, and it is considered rude and immature to deliberately ignore someone, or to say something mean to them just because you don't like their mustache, or the way they dress. So to be courteous to all your fellow man you must make certain judgement calls when it comes to public behavior that are customary to your people. I don't think it's being a hypocrite tho, that's taking it a little far...unless you go as far as having coffee with the one you don't like, smiling, being pleasant, and then saying to yourself "what a geek" or whatever on your way home afterwards, and then go back and do it again the next day. That's hypocrisy. The rest is just courtesy.

Answer 3

Hypocritical Tolerance

Answer 4

Patronizing

Answer 5

Courtesy

Answer 6

Short and simply: Diplomacy.

For better or worse it is what keeps us from beating each other to death as individuals, as groups, and as countries.

Sometimes it is a wonderful thing, sometimes it isn't, but for all intents and purposes - it's what keeps us alive as a civilization.

Answer 7

A white lie. For the sake of ettiquette and manners, we make little fibs to prevent conflict and hurting feelings. I had to do it for years with the people who, against their wishes, were my in-laws.

Answer 8

Maturity. Any other approach is petty, and can only lead to conflict. As we mature, we learn to get along with others, and this is the game face of maturity

Answer 9

Respect, courtesy and manners. Just because we don't like them does not mean that we should disrespect them.

Answer 10

Hypocrisy or obsequiousness. Depends on their station, relative to your own.