Stiff upper lip?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stoic">stoic</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carefree">carefree</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span>, <span word="unmoving">unmoving</span> – <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pearly">pearly</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stereotypical">stereotypical</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Caine">Caine</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dirty">Dirty</span> <span word="Rotten">Rotten</span> <span word="Scoundrels">Scoundrels</span> (1988).</p><p><span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="clownish">clownish</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="clown">clown</span> (<span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Caine">Caine</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>) <span word="manages">manages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>, <span word="amateurish">amateurish</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="immature">immature</span> <span word="swindler">swindler</span>, <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grinning">grinning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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