Quote Originally Posted by scotcher
Actually, it could also be the case that an imperfective imperative can be more forceful than a perfective imperative. I remember once being stopped in the street by the militsia with my brother-in-law for a document-check, and they told him to open the bag he was carrying with a polite "откройте сумку, пожалуйста", and when he didn't do what he was told the officer repeated the order, but used "открывайте!".

Maybe that's the same thing you're talking about. I never really thought about it before.
Scotcher

Thank you very much for your comment. Your experience is very very helpful!

Yuki