Apologizing has become an automatic response.
"Would you like more coffee?"
"I'm sorry I drank the first mug too fast. I should have sipped slowly for the first hour in order to avoid rushing you." "Are these your eels?"
"I'm sorry. I thought you wanted a water bed with a built in massage function." "Are you insane?"
"I'm sorry. I thought I was clear about that." "Do you know how fast you were going?"
"I'm sorry, but if you don't know, then I don't think I should have to tell you." "Are you always this stupid?"
"I'm sorry. You caught me at one of my more lucid moments. It probably won't happen again."