"With Due Respect"

Honeybunz SG

What does that mean?

Am now watching a drama series, with every character using that phrase.

the Bear SG

it is a phrase you use, when you want to say something brutally truthful to your superiors...

something which the superior may feel insulted by...

so you tell him that "with due respect" or you are mindful and are respectful of his rank.. but he needs to know the truth... which may make him feel humiliated..

Honeybunz SG

So it goes like this....

"With due respect, Your Majesty, you are stupid"

Am I right?

the Bear SG

and tell him why he is stupid Laughing

but with brutal and unenlightened superiors, you will still die from it

Honeybunz SG

But hor... I once heard a person using that phrase when talking about another company.
It was a hospital charity doing some charity show or something. When asked whether she will bring some of the beneficiary out to the event since NKF always doing this "(This conversation was made just before the NKF sage). She said "With all due respect, I don't thin the beneficiary are well enough to show up at any charity show"

So she means what?

laurence82 SG

It will be reciprocated with 'Off with his head!'

markzz SG

"with due DISRESPECT"

used when talking to your Surbordinates! Laughing

the Bear SG

could mean "you may be mistaken by your belief or perception that the beneficiaries are all right, but it seems that the beneficiaries are not well enough to show up"

DrTech SG

She indirectly shooting at NKF, saying they bring sick patients out when they probably aren't feeling the best they are.

Xcert SG

means that she has no intention of purposely offending U by not agreeing with U...but her view is that the beneficiaries are not well enough to appear on TV like some monkey exhibit. Laughing Mr. Green

Xcert SG

so with "due respect" comes "due judgement"... Laughing Mr. Green

de_middle SG

Erm, better still if its "With all due respect" Very Happy

StarPuppy SG

no wonder i rarely hear with due respect

Laughing