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Because many people wrongly assume that those people who happen to be lower paid (in this case, a cleaner) also have higher chances of being “thieves” or of hav
by paganel 7y ago
Because many people wrongly assume that those people who happen to be lower paid (in this case, a cleaner) also have higher chances of being “thieves” or of having lower moral standards, and as such it comes as a surprise to them when they find out that cleaners (for this example) are just like everybody else. I find it incredible classist, but I don’t think that’s anything much that can be done, this attitude is too entrenched on both sides of the political spectrum.
- mxcrossb 7y agoIt’s interesting that the point of the article seems to be “look how trusting Finnish people are of others”, and yet the take away from the story might be “Finnish people were surprised by the trustworthy behavior of a cleaner”
- ganzuul 7y agoIt's an anecdote, but my mother was certain a cleaner she once had over after winning a gift card for such had stolen something. After a few years she found the thing. Not her normal behavior. She is usually much too trusting. Apparently people are territorial.