Whether it is true or not, I dunno, but I was told that the native Americans thought that immediate responses/reactions were disrespectful. Regardless of the h

Whether it is true or not, I dunno, but I was told that the native Americans thought that immediate responses/reactions were disrespectful. Regardless of the historical truth of my folk-tale, I find the idea interesting. Nowadays, slow == bad (or forgotten/disregarded). The recent Springer "publications greater than 10 years old are free" comes to mind.