The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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Interesting experiences...of an American friend of mine, who confirms this in a way - people on the street are very friendly and helpful, say if you're sitting in a bus by yourself crying, and a friendly elderly lady takes an interest, and is very caring an concerned why you're so sad.
Until she finds out that you're gay, you're crying because you just came out to your parents and they kicked you out, and then she finds out you haven't accepted Jesus into your heart and have no interest in doing so.
I don't want to talk down the genuine friendliness, but there are some disturbing undercurrents. To be honest, I think in most cases I prefer the reserved 'negative politeness' of the Brits. And I'm not even British.
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Negative politenessThat's us Brits all over!! Brilliant.
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