I'm Sorry
I've felt there are two categories of 'I'm sorry' which many people (including me!) have used:
TYPE 1: the true apology, where the apologist is genuinely interested in changing their actions and/or perspectives. They are generally willing to listen, to learn, to progress, to practice further conscientious behaviour.
TYPE 2: the false
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You're sorry? For WHAT? That it's raining?
AHAHAH this is, I find, very Canadian as well. In a similar vein - Someone will push me in a crowd and I'll immediately say "I'm sorry!" as if I should be apologetic for, um, being there. I'm trying to stop the instinctive 'don't wanna rock the boat' style of apologies, myself.
Regarding your story - I feel this apologies imply that the apologizer doesn't know what to say and neither do they want to carry on the conversation. Or, perhaps they generally have a pessimist outlook? So all they hear in "Oh, fine. Got a little wet in the rain, but otherwise everythings great!" is more 'Everything would have been fine, but the rain RUINED EVERYTHING'. :D
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