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NYC_Gal 2.0
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1. Seoul is a city, not a country.
2. People generally don't bump into each other in New York City, unless in Chinatown. It most certainly does have to do with the culture. |
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12ax7
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
1. Seoul is a city, not a country.
2. People generally don't bump into each other in New York City, unless in Chinatown. It most certainly does have to do with the culture. |
And why don't people bump into each other in New York? |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| nautilus wrote: |
| Previously the nobles and upper classes of Europe were distinguished by their gentlemanly and courtly behaviour. |
The nobles of Britain were distinguished by their utter philistinism. They cared only for huntin' and fishin'. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| 12ax7 wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
1. Seoul is a city, not a country.
2. People generally don't bump into each other in New York City, unless in Chinatown. It most certainly does have to do with the culture. |
And why don't people bump into each other in New York? |
They acknowledge that others exist? And are probably in a hurry. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Privateer wrote: |
| 12ax7 wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
1. Seoul is a city, not a country.
2. People generally don't bump into each other in New York City, unless in Chinatown. It most certainly does have to do with the culture. |
And why don't people bump into each other in New York? |
They acknowledge that others exist? And are probably in a hurry. |
Nope. The whole respecting other pedestrians' personal space thing evolved as a defense against pickpockets.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/02/the_lost_art_of_pickpocketing.html |
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