But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?

I worked in information technology and academia for a long time and met many people who were better with things and ideas than with people.

I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.

Restaurants are minefields for the socially inept

Fortunately, I am accustomed to creating amusement inadvertently.

All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person.

But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?