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You seem to be claiming that in an Ask culture, if I say "I want X" I expect others to understand that I don't actually want X, but rather want some other thing Y for which X is an overstatement, where Y doesn't get stated explicitly.
Have I understood you correctly?
No.
In Tell culture you say something equivalent to "I want X with strength 9 out of 10".
The problem is that if everybody always says "9 out of 10" the stated preference becomes meaningless and the message becomes "I want X".
Ah! I now understand what you're saying. Sure, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.