>It felt infantilising, like how it would feel if someone appreciated you for tying your shoelaces all by yourself. I've been places (particularly Asia) where

>It felt infantilising, like how it would feel if someone appreciated you for tying your shoelaces all by yourself. I've been places (particularly Asia) where people were actually impressed that I learned a handful of words/phrases to be polite. Like do you think I'm too arrogant or stupid to take the time to learn a bit of a language that isn't English?