Recreational Whinge: Australians have this very unique way of saying something bitchy about someone.  They frequently start off by saying, “Jill… She’s really lovely, but what a bitch!”  Or it might go something like, “Jack is such an annoying prat.  I mean, he’s a really lovely guy, but he can annoy the heck out of me!”

So, which is it?  Lovely or something else?

Recreational Whinge:  It never ceases to amaze me how often I hear people say, “I can’t deal with emotions!” 

I hear it in both my personal and professional life, and although I fully respect that emotionally charged situations can be challenging, I find irresponsible (and maybe even lazy) when people don’t care or try to understand someone else (or themselves) at an emotional level.