But he concedes that surliness endures, even among waiters and waitresses who grew up in the privatised, post-Soviet years. |
It can be taken for granted that reasons abound for self-pity, anger, fear, ill will, surliness and general unhappiness. |
He was neglecting family support needs and his surliness was making life at home intolerable. |
In the face of such aggressive surliness, could Blair maintain his willingness and equanimity? |
The 59-year-old prime minister has a Nixonian reputation for surliness and bullying. |
So, maybe we should look past his recent surliness with the media, and realize we're pretty lucky to be able to watch this guy play ball. |