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A friend from a foreign country noted that we say "Thank you" so much in America it seems to lose its true value. Do we really need to say "Thank you" if a serv
by randallsquared 16y ago
A friend from a foreign country noted that we say "Thank you" so much in America it seems to lose its true value. Do we really need to say "Thank you" if a server refills our water glass? It seems to lessen the value of two words when someone does an unexpected favor.
I've never heard the idea that you should only thank someone for unexpected or surprising actions, until now, but I think the surprise component is carried by tone, when present.
What would you say instead when a server refills your glass, to avoid the otherwise implicit rudeness?
- wallflower 16y ago> What would you say instead when a server refills your glass, to avoid the otherwise implicit rudeness? I've started memorizing Thank You in various languages. I now almost always use a non-English thank you with a smile to indicate. And every once in a while, the server lights up if it was their native language or home country.