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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 1628035" data-attributes="member: 524">Why do we put up with the behaviour? It's not often but just enough to make my wife a little "shy" at the gaming table. I've talked to her about bringing it "out in the open" but she doesn't want to rock the boat. I'm winding down the campaign anyway so she just wants it to run its course and then she and I will probably get another group together.Additionally most of the people we play with we've known for about 10 years. People are more forgiving with friends than you would with someone you just met. For example if we got a new member for the group who answered an ad, and they came in and pulled that stunt, it would be a little different.Once the game is over, the people are still there.I don't 100% agree with the commentary regarding Australians and the way they do things, however I've got two cultures in my blood so I can't honestly say I'm 100% Australian (was born here, however that is not what I class being of any one country). But yes there is a culture of people putting up with ridicule and put downs rather than reacting. Because reacting is like saying "you hurt me" - its showing weakness in the Australian way of things.</blockquote>