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Wow, that's amazing to me. Maybe you are very young. But I wonder what kind of people are in your life. Although it depends what you mean 'genuinely'; maybe you
by yesenadam 9y ago
Wow, that's amazing to me. Maybe you are very young. But I wonder what kind of people are in your life. Although it depends what you mean 'genuinely'; maybe you rule out most apologies with that, e.g. "Sorry" for bumping into someone, inadvertently not giving them what they wanted, and other similar everyday apologies. (I do live with someone who hasn't learnt to apologize, in the way you describe. It often seems incomprehensibly inconsiderate.)
- davesque 9y agoI'm not super young. And, yes, I'm discounting situations like bumping into a person in the street. I think a lot of people really struggle with admitting openly that they did something wrong. In the US, unfortunately, I think it's often seen as a sign of indecisiveness or lack of fortitude. Of course, this isn't true in every case. But I think it's probably more true than in certain other countries.
- gowld 9y agoEveryday apologies aren't necessarily non-genuine, they are simply minor.