Timeline for Is there a common saying in English that means "It's just business, I don't feel any shame"
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| May 10, 2018 at 4:46 | comment | added | Jay | There is another one in Godfather 2, "This is the business we have chosen ..". | |
| May 8, 2018 at 6:13 | comment | added | Oscar Bravo | This is a recurring theme in the Godfather. When Tessio (who was planning to betray Michael) is rumbled, he says to Tom Hagen, "Tell Michael it was only business..." youtube.com/watch?v=RIJIXMX2zw8 | |
| May 7, 2018 at 19:13 | comment | added | Jess Riedel | In my opinion, the Gujarati phrase (~"You do what you have to do") and "Nothing personal, it's just business" are logically distinct. That means there are situations where one and not the other is sensible, but also situations where both or neither are. When both are sensible, the speaker would just use the one that expresses what they want to say. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 18:47 | comment | added | davidbak | Or maybe it can be used both in contexts where shame is present, and where it isn't, and you have to figure out which situation you're in by non-verbal cues. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 18:41 | comment | added | davidbak | Tom Hanks says it to Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail. She takes exception to it ... (She gets the last laugh though: Consider what happened to Borders and what's coming for Barnes&Noble.) I do believe though that Tom is feeling shame ... so I think @JessRiedel is right in comments above. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 18:17 | comment | added | Jess Riedel | In other words, you might use the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business" when buying from a cheaper supplier instead of your friend (who happens to be a competing supplier and is more expensive). On the other hand, you would not use this phrase if you were humiliating yourself to win a contract, but it sounds from Amit's description like you would use the Gujarati phrase in that case. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 18:11 | comment | added | Jess Riedel | I think the meaning of this phrase in English is close to, but importantly different than, what Amit is asking. The English phrase is not intended to suggest the speaker is free from shame, just that the action isn't emotional. With higher sound quality, the exact line is "It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business." Here, Michael Corleone is speaking to his brother and is assuring him that Michael's violent plan is motivated by business and not a personal vendetta. | |
| May 7, 2018 at 14:57 | history | edited | T.E.D. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 7, 2018 at 6:25 | vote | accept | Amit | ||
| May 6, 2018 at 13:56 | vote | accept | Amit | ||
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| May 6, 2018 at 13:13 | history | edited | k1eran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 6, 2018 at 13:05 | history | answered | k1eran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |