Here are some motorcycle taxis just waiting for the next customer.
9/15/07
Yes—I thought this title might get your attention. Remember how your mother and father always told you to mind your P’s and Q’s? Well, I feel that my parents have done a great job of raising us kids to be polite and always say “Please” and “Thank you.” Apparently, this politeness comes across differently in China. After I was thanking my language tutor for all her help, she said that I must not thank her all the time because it made her feel uncomfortable. I was a bit confused, but she said that when people are overly polite, it implies a problem or a distance in the friendship. So, I of course humbly asked her to forgive me, and then I probably said “thank you” after she forgave me. I told her that I would do my best not to thank her all the time.
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