To have demonstrated my absolute disdain and fury...

[MangosteenSoda]

... by signing off an email with just ‘Regards, Mango’.

Is it too much

Remind never to get into an argument with you OP! I couldn't handle the rejection and would end up in tears!!! You're so callous!! (please note this is meant in a comedic way)
Yours respectfully,
Whenigrowupiwanttobea

@Whenigrowupiwanttobea I’m crying and shaking now.

Best.

I am not British although living here for many years and I happilly sign only "regards". But, unless a lot of people hate me, it is also used by the British.
Oh dear, did I upset all my British contacts?

I always think that 'Thanks and regards' comes across a little softer.
I reserve 'Regards' for when I'm not really bothered.

I usually deploy punctuation for my fury—

Hello Patricia.

And when really giving it to someone—

Hello Patricia:

an essay of Patricia’s crimes

@MangosteenSoda

... by signing off an email with just ‘Regards, Mango’.

Is it too much

Mango??

Shit, did you email me today? 🤔🤣
I thought the email I sent asking for an update was nice enough, not pushy.....
Wtf? 🤣🤣

@Tzimi Regards + my name.

On here I’m Mango. Short for Mangosteen.

Now I’m mulling over signing off my emails with random fruit

What's the view on 'I hope this email finds you well'? Every. Single. Time. Seriously, if I wasn't well you would have heard by now! Quite often with 'a gentle reminder' and followed up with 'Many Thanks'. Often sent to the whole staff so not necessarily directed at me personally.

God, I suspect loads of Mangos have been expressing distain at me and I haven’t even noticed 🤦‍♀️

Kept wondering what the the whole thing with Mango was here and what price current popular culture I’d managed to miss. Just clicked. Doh.

I went through a really bitter divorce and on the few occasions my ex and I had to communicate directly by email, rather than through our solicitors, we both signed off ‘kind regards.’

This would have gone right over my head.

I’d no idea that signing off with just “Regards” would ever signify fury or disdain.

Are your usual sign offs significantly warmer?

This is definitely the best tactic nothing p**s the other party off more than receiving a response that is so overly polite, written in the most eloquent English AND signed off using my full name title & qualification suffixes. I can often enjoy writing one of these emails on/off for the whole day titivating it until it hits just the right note. I then enjoy the mental image of the recipient reading my well crafted email that has arrived like a cruise missile silent but deadly 🤣🤣🤣

Ooh shit. I’m from the England but live in Australia and have always ended every email like this.... is it rude?! Ooops wonder how many people think I’m silently fucking seething at them for no reason!

What jobs are you in where everyone is looking to find offence in everything? How on earth do you sign off an email without causing offence?

I think you will have made your point

Ouch! That is harsh! In order of aggression:
No ‘Kind’, just ‘Regards’;
No ‘Kind’ OR ‘Regards’;
No ‘Hi’ in front of recipient name;
No ‘Hi’ or recipient name;
JUST LOTS OF CAPITALISATION

One of my team has just sent out a batch of emails signed off with "Yrs, etc", because I sent them a bit of standard text to make life easier. I think many people may be wondering what they've done/we are on. (I blame Terry Pratchett)

Were they addressed to InsertNameHere?

So what's wrong with "Regards"? Maybe "I remain, dear Sir, your devoted servant" might convey the message

Sometimes there is no 'kind' from me either!

I usually just put regards because Kind Regards sounds old fashioned & all the corporates I worked at just use Regards. But, I always do 'Many thanks' above Regards as it seems more friendly.