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Thanks for your insights. One of the things that has often pained me a lot is that when i speak with respect to poor people they don't like it (in my country).

Thanks for your insights. One of the things that has often pained me a lot is that when i speak with respect to poor people they don't like it (in my country). They are so used to being talked down (my language has various "modes" - talking with respect, talking to someone "smaller" etc). Equally painful is when they treat me with a respect (deference) i do not deserve based solely on appearance.

hammock 16y ago
It is possible to extend everyone the same courtesy yet treat them differently. Does it make sense to talk to everyone the same way when we are all different? "Equally painful is when they treat me with a respect (deference) i do not deserve based solely on appearance." I agree, that is a weird feeling