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**blenIgnigeSef** · 07-06-2008, 10:21 AM

I understand what you're saying Pailin - nice things like that happen to me all the time too. That's what I meant by appearing on a Thai person's "radar". I've made a connection...and once that happens, I seem to gain entrance into that 2nd group. Then I am usually treated with MORE courtesy than I would expect. I view this differently than "common courtesy", and feel it crosses into the realm of empathy, kindness, compassion, or whatever.

When I refer to strangers, maybe the more accurate term would be "passersby" - people who don't have any relationship with the other person whatsoever and don't have any expectation of having one, e.g., a person cutting in front of you at 7-eleven. To me, it sounds like this was the type of interaction analyzed in the poll - completely anonymous interactions between passersby.

Of course it could be me. If you can get a Thai person to hold the door open for you - it's never happened to me once in 4 years - than you're a better person than I. Maybe I need to improve my grooming...lol.

07-06-2008, 10:21 AM	#18
blenIgnigeSef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	I understand what you're saying Pailin - nice things like that happen to me all the time too. That's what I meant by appearing on a Thai person's "radar". I've made a connection...and once that happens, I seem to gain entrance into that 2nd group. Then I am usually treated with MORE courtesy than I would expect. I view this differently than "common courtesy", and feel it crosses into the realm of empathy, kindness, compassion, or whatever. When I refer to strangers, maybe the more accurate term would be "passersby" - people who don't have any relationship with the other person whatsoever and don't have any expectation of having one, e.g., a person cutting in front of you at 7-eleven. To me, it sounds like this was the type of interaction analyzed in the poll - completely anonymous interactions between passersby. Of course it could be me. If you can get a Thai person to hold the door open for you - it's never happened to me once in 4 years - than you're a better person than I. Maybe I need to improve my grooming...lol.
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