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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - First Words

André Müller ([email protected]) 

<div dir="ltr">Some cultures seem to thank more than others. The same thing happened to me (being German) when I was studying in China. My Chinese friends were sometimes laughing at me or telling me not to be so polite, when I thanked vendors for handing me my stuff or the change or when I said &quot;xiexie&quot; after getting some information or something. Heh... :)<br>
<br>Klingons might use {qatlho&#39;} in the way English speakers would use &quot;I&#39;m very greatful for that.&quot; or probably even less.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/11/7 Steven Boozer <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>&gt;</span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Felix:<br>
&gt; Regarding the giving of thanks:<br>
&gt; When a friend of mine was studying in the U.S., her classmates would<br>
&gt; often make fun of her for thanking people excessively.<br>
&gt; I also remember an American guest lecturer telling us Swedes often<br>
&gt; come across as cold, but at least they thank one another a lot.<br>
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That&#39;s amusing.  When I was at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow in 1977, Russians (and other Soviets) would always comment on how often Americans say &quot;please&quot; and &quot;thank you&quot;.  I adjusted my behavior accordingly.<br>

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This agreed exactly with my best friend&#39;s experience teaching in Changchun, China (Manchuria) in the early 1980&#39;s.  In fact, the local Chinese could always identify a Chinese-American because they were &quot;too polite&quot; - even when they spoke fluent, accent-free Mandarin and were wearing Chinese-made clothing!<br>

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Voragh<br>
Ca&#39;Non Master of the Klingons<br>
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