Ritu wrote:
You don't have to be fan of SF to appreciate what he was trying to say. According to my observations, the more lethal the members of a society are, the more emphasis the social norms lay on politeness. As John explained to me in Korea, when a stare is taken as an invitation for verbal abuse, and the wrong tone of voice or wrong body language can spark of fight with black-belts, people learn to be scrupulously polite.
While there may be some truth to this, one would hope there are other, far superior ways to encourage politeness.
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