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Yeah, I was raised in a Vietnamese household so some time what is considered polite in Vietnamese culture isn't so in Western culture. Example, when adults came over to visit my parents. My mom told us to go else where and leave them alone. I never associated with adults around my parents' age so I still have trouble talking to "uncles and aunts." They talk to me and I don't know how to reply to them other than polite short replies that quickly end the conversation.
But this isn't about that. Yes, I do have basic manners. Yes, I try my best to be polite and not offend any one. But there are other thoughtful things that people do that go beyond those things. Things that make people go, "wow, that's really nice of him." And stuff like that. Or maybe I'm trying too hard.
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Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe?
Me: Shit happens.
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