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Very much agreed ... was raised in a mixed Southern and Spanish household and think this topic is saying a lot more about certain people and casual apathy towar
by kradeelav 4y ago
Very much agreed ... was raised in a mixed Southern and Spanish household and think this topic is saying a lot more about certain people and casual apathy towards their own fellow people than they probably would like. The line that I was told was to always treat the CEO and the janitor the same (with the understood: because they're humans).
Funnily enough, my Colombian grandfather had a memorable related quip as far as not idolizing others to the other extreme, roughly translated to: "they shit in the pot the same way you do."
- garciasn 4y agoI grew up in a middle class blue-collar household and I was taught to treat service folks well; I try to do so today. That said, in Minnesota where I reside, acknowledging and talking to strangers is generally seen as something you do not do socially. For recent transplants I am sure it's alienating and uncomfortable; however, that's just the culture here.