The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
against ‘ordering people about’
attitude: some people can think like this (see more)
Many people in Australia think like this:
It is bad if someone says something like this to someone else “I want you to do something now. Because I say it, you have to do it.”
Note
This entry has some different rules in some contexts, such as with parents and children. Parents are able to order their children about, but the acceptability of this lessens as the child grows older."Get me a coffee, now."
"I think now is a good time for you to call the mechanic and book the car in for a service."
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