Maybe as a Canadian we've eroded the stigma with apologizing. Saying you're sorry is not about taking blame or responsibility; this attitude is what stops an ov

Maybe as a Canadian we've eroded the stigma with apologizing. Saying you're sorry is not about taking blame or responsibility; this attitude is what stops an overly litigious society from saying "sorry". It's an empathetic response that says "I am putting myself in a different context and trying to understand how it feels". This makes it perfectly appropriate to say "I am sorry" a lot more than we do: when learning about a friend's bad-luck circumstances, a customer's poor experience or adding a bug to your code.