ah... sarcasm. I can do sarcasm...

There is a lady at work who is a master (mistress?) of the subtle roasting. She can tell a person to their face they're a total jerk in such a way they end up thanking her. (While everyone else is trying not to blow the deception by exploding in laughter.)

Good point, Laurie. Listening to a 5-minute thrashing by Chef is much more entertaining than the simple "a**hole" Americans would come up with.