It is typical for an American to ask a shopkeeper no questions at all, because no number of two-for-one deals is going to get us to make eye contact with that eager seventeen-year-old who is just dying to tell us a little bit about the exciting special offers they have for us today.
It is typical for an Italian to ask a shopkeeper where a product is made, and whether "something can be done" about the price. Often you will get the name of a neighboring town (or their brother-in-law), and a discount.
It is typical for an American to ask a shopkeeper no questions at all, because no number of two-for-one deals is going to get us to make eye contact with that eager seventeen-year-old who is just dying to tell us a little bit about the exciting special offers they have for us today.
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Silvia
3/13/2015 10:11:23 am
that is soooo true!! :D
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