I am nobody... --- I am reminded of a formula for politeness sometimes used in Mexico (and perhaps other Spanish speaking countries) in which, when one is about to give a piece of advice - unrequested, more often than not - one will open with the phrase "no soy nadie para decirte esto, pero..." ("I am nobody to be telling you this, but...). It is a form of diminishing oneself and aggrandizing the other, particularly when some not-so-pleasant information or advice is going to be shared. I find it interesting...

Source author: Christian Peter Clay Mendoza cclay@sre.gob.mx